John
Craig
Born in Hallowell, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Enoch Craig
and Dorothy Deborah (Starling) Craig
Brother of
Mary (Craig) Belcher, Margaret Craig, Enoch Craig, Moses Craig, Abigail (Craig) Mayhew, Hannah (Craig) Prescott, Joseph Starling Craig, Dorothy Starling (Craig) Tobey and Jesse Craig
Husband of
Drusilla (Stanley) Craig
— married
27 Jan 1814 [location unknown]
Husband of
Charlotte Drusilla (Stanley) Craig
— married
19 Sep 1824 (to 22 Jan 1873) in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Stanley Craig, Hiram Belcher Craig, Mary Margaret Craig, Charles Stanley Craig, Samuel Gould Craig, Charlotte Druscilla Craig and Virgil LaFayette Craig
Died
at age 83
in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Sep 2014
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Biography
John Craig settled upon back-lot No. 8, east side, where he spent his life as an industrious farmer, highly respected for the integrity of his character.
He md., (1) Jan. 27, 1814, Drusilla, dau. of Daniel Stanley, who was b. in Attleboro, Mass., Jan. 17, 1788; she d. June 29, 1823,
He md. (2), Aug. 28, 1824 (pub.), her sister Charlotte, who was b. in Attleboro, June 15, 1792, and d. July 23, 1874.
He d. Jan. 22, 1873.
- Seven children : —
- I. John Stanley, b. May 10, 1815 ; md. in Ohio, in 1840, Sarah E. Tracy ; d. at Farmington, la., Jan. 17, 1864.
- II. *IIiram Belcher, b. Mar. 16, 18 17.
- III. Mary Margaret, b. July 4, 1820; md., Nov. 28, 1848, Josiah Cutler.
- Second marriage :
- IV. * Charles Stanley, b. July 6, 1825.
- V. *Samuel Gould, b. Dec. 16, 1827.
- VI. Charlotte Drusilla, b. Feb. 17, 1830. Unmd.
- vii. * Virgil Lafayette, b. Oct. 24, 1832.
Sources
- "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46F-YJS : 14 January 2020), John Craig, 1814.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35835334/john-craig : accessed 18 October 2021), memorial page for John Craig (14 Nov 1789–22 Jan 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35835334, citing Riverside Cemetery, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Crypt Finder (contributor 50307473) .
- Butler, Francis Gould. 2011. A history of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine: from the earliest explorations to the present time, 1776-1885. South China, Me: Sam Teddy Pu
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
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~0.39%
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