Anna Cronkhite (1764 - 1851)

Born 3 May 1764 in Hoosick, Albany, New York

Ancestors

Died 30 Mar 1851 at age 86 in Warren, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Shortly after her sister Phebe's marriage, Anna went to live with Aury and Phebe. She helped Phebe with their first child, Jacob, and stayed until Aury returned from the war. Aury took Anna, who was born in 1764, as his common-law wife and by her had thirteen children. He built a house for Anna across the road and just south of where he lived with Phebe.

According to his obituary (see below), he lived alternately, a week at a time, with each of the sisters, and by each he had 13 children.

Aury's obituary reads: "Died, Cambridge, NY, November 1815, 'Solomon' Cronk, of a wound by the hand, by the cut of a scyth, which occasioned a mortification. What was most singular in the life of the deceased was the fact that he married two sisters, with whom he lived alternately, a week at a time, during the whole period of his Connubial connection, and by each of whom he had 13 children. The two females whose houses are not very far distant from each other, maintained the utmost harmony and affection, them and all were present (2 wives and 26 children) at the funeral of their husband and parent whom they followed in mournful procession to the grave."

Of her children, Abram, the oldest, chose to stay in New York, but Levi and Elijah and others of the family decided to “go West” and Anna went with them. In 1820 we find some of the family living in Hamilton County, Ohio, near Cincinnati. From there they went to Warren County, Indiana. Anna made her home in her later years with her son Levi and his family. She lived to see her sons prosper in the new land, and to have the joy of seeing grandchildren and great grandchildren in the family. She was 86 years, 10 months and 26 days old when she died on March 30, 1851. She was buried on a knoll in the old section of West Lebanon Cemetery, surrounded by her loved ones. On one side lies her son, Enoch, who predeceased her by five years, and his wife, Salina. On her other hand rests her son Levi, and his wife Rebecca. Other members of the family are buried nearby. Anna’s stone reads simply: In memory of
ANNA CRONKHITE
Died March 30, 1851
Aged 86 ys, 10 ms, 26 d.
May she rest in peace.^[1]

Children ^[2]

• Abraham, b 26 Oct 1784
• Levi, b 17 Mar 1786
• Miriam, b 4 Feb 1788
• John, b 24 May 1790
• Esther, b 17 Dec 1792
• Elijah, b 2 Jul 1797
• Sally, b 27 Aug 1799
• Enoch, b 4 Sep 1800
• Elizabeth 'Betsey', b 30 Mar 1802
• Sylvia, b 28 Feb 1804
• Saloma, b 8 Apr 1806
• Cornelius, b 8 Jan 1808
• Mary 'Polly', b 9 Sep 1809

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.4csons.com/GenealogyPDFFiles/CronkiteBranches.pdf
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20070625041024/http://www.4csons.com/GenealogyPDFFiles/CronkiteBranches.pdf

• Obituary of Aury Cronkhite published in The Post in Cambridge, New York (Hoosick did not yet have a paper)
• Will of Aury Cronkhite
• https://www.geni.com/people/Anna-Kranckheit/6000000006420964547?through=6000000033229555977