Vilitia (Cornish) Crane (1790 - 1855)

Born 16 Feb 1790 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1855 at age 65 in Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan

Biography

Violet is the daughter of Joel and Susan Lorinda (Pettibone) Cornish.

She was born 16 Feb 1790 in Simsbury, Connecticut.^{[1][2] [3]}

She married Archer Crane Dec 1809, and settled at Blissfield, Michigan.^[4][5]

She died 1 Dec 1855, and was buried in the Crane Cemetery in Blissfield, Michigan.^{[6][7] [8] [9]}

Her son Archer Hector Crane, grandsons Mahlon Dwight Crane, James Keyes Crane, Clarence Crane, Archer G Crane, and granddaughters Celestia (Crane) Lazell, Edith (Crane) Walker were heirs to her brother Joel Cornish.^[10]

Research Notes

She is called Violet in the Cornish genealogy and for her burial. She is called Vilitia in the NSDAR Lineage Book: Name: Vilitia Cornish Gender: Female Birth Date: 1790 First Marriage Date: 1809 Death Date: 1855 Father: Joel Cornish Mother: Susannah Pettibone Spouse: Archer Hector Crane Child: Archer Hector Crane

Other heirs of her brother Joel Cornish^[10]included:

--- McLean, a child of Edgar Mclean, a deceased son of Maria McLean, a deceased daughter of Viletia Crane, a deceased sister of said Joel Cornish, deceased, whose christian name and place of residence are unknown and cannot after diligent inquiry for that purpose be ascertained

Charity Maria Crane married Judah R McLean 22 May 1844.^[11] Their son Edgar was born about 1847. Edgar Larue McLean married Mary Brokaw 09 Jun 1874 in Manhattan, New York.^[12] Edgar and Mary had a son 28 Jul 1875 in Manhattan.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Cornish: Page 32
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database, Find A Grave (FindAGrave.com : accessed 19 June 2017), entry for Violet Cornish Crane, Crane Cemetery, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, Find A Grave Memorial No. 20828247; Find A Grave, Inc., 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT; https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20828247
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," database on-line, Ancestry.com (: accessed 19 June 2017), Vilitia Cornish; Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.; Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929.
4. ↑ Cornish: Page 32
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," database on-line, Ancestry.com (: accessed 19 June 2017), Vilitia Cornish; Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.; Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929.
6. ↑ Cornish: Page 32
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database, Find A Grave (FindAGrave.com : accessed 19 June 2017), entry for Violet Cornish Crane, Crane Cemetery, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, Find A Grave Memorial No. 20828247; Find A Grave, Inc., 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT; https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20828247
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVK-GTGJ : 13 December 2015), Vilitia Crane, 1855; Burial, Blissfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States of America, Crane Cemetery; citing record ID 20828247, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," database on-line, Ancestry.com (: accessed 19 June 2017), Vilitia Cornish; Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books.; Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} OldFultonNYPostCards, "Syracuse Standard," database, www.fultonhistory.com (www.fultonhistory.com : accessed 2 June 2017), Legal. estate of Joel Cornish; Old Fulton NY Post Cards; State of New York Newspaper Project (1970s early 1980’s) and/or from libraries, historical societies, or private individuals; 3 March 1887, p.7. See niece.
11. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLC-2CR : 26 September 2017), Judah R Mc Lean and Charity M Crame, 22 May 1844, , Washtenaw, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID , various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,019,064.
12. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2492-JX5 : 20 March 2015), Edgar Mclean and Mary Brokaw, 09 Jun 1874; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,562,047.
13. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2719-KLD : 20 March 2015), Edgar L. Mclean in entry for Mclean, 28 Jul 1875; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 164285 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,092.

See also

• "Find A Grave"

• Cornish, Joseph Edward. The History and Genealogy of the Cornish Families in America (Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston, 1907)

• Tom Bredehoft, Pettibone Registry, page 169, see K. Pontius.