George Alexander Crighton (1904 - 1976)

Born 18 Apr 1904 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Masson — married 4 Nov 1921 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 5 Nov 1976 at age 72 in Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States

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Biography

George Alexander CRIGHTON [Crighton-244] son of Charles Gordon Samuel CRIGHTON [Crighton-242] and Elizabeth Maggie URQUHART [Urquhart-2968]

• was born on 18 Apr 1904 at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
• George married Violet MASSON [Masson-1468] daughter of John Strachan MASSON [not yet researched] and Helen Noble DUTHIE [not yet researched] on 4 Nov 1921 at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland,

Children of this marriage were:

1. Agnes Masson CRIGHTON [Crighton-245] was born on 6 Feb 1922.
2. Elizabeth CRIGHTON [not yet researched] was born on 10 Nov 1924.

• George emigrated to Canada and then to the USA on 13 Mar 1923 aboard the SS Marburn,
• became naturalized USA citizen on 19 Jan 1939 at Detroit, Michigan, USA,
• and died on 5 Nov 1976 at Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

Sources

BIRTH: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Births "database", National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 29 Oct 2023). Surname: CRIGHTON, Forename: GEORGE ALEXANDE, Mother's Maiden Name: URQUHART, Gender: M, Year: 1904, Ref: 196 / 123, RD Name: FRASERBURGH.

MARRIAGE: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Marriages database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : accessed 29 Oct 2023). Surname: CRIGHTON, Forename: GEORGE ALEXANDE, Spouse surname: MASSON, Spouse forename: VIOLET, Date: 1921, Ref: 196 / 40, RD Name: FRASERBURGH.

DEATH: "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZBH-NLS : 10 August 2022), George A Crighton, 1976.

EMIGRATION: "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP9B-XX9 : 14 November 2019), George Alexander Crighton, 1923.

NATURALIZATION: "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZWZQ-NPPZ : 2 December 2021), George Alexander Crighton, 1939.