George
Craig
Born in Maine
Son of William Craig
and Susanna (Glover) Craig
Brother of
William Craig Jr.
Husband of
Betsey (Mudgett) Craig
— married
about 1815 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Craig, Eliza A. (Craig) Carter, Luke B. Craig, Amanda Melinda (Craig) Cook, Caroline Craig, Charles Craig and George W. Craig
Died
at age 63
in Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 May 2017
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Biography
George was born in Maine in 1791, the son of William and Susanna (Glover) Craig.
He served as a private in the Army during the War of 1812. He enlisted on September 1, 1812 and was a member of Capt. Joshua Chamberlain's Company of Militia in Major J. Ulmer's Battalion. The regiment was raised at Brewer, Maine and stationed at Eastport, Maine.[1] He was discharged December 31, 1812.[2] He reenlisted on August 4, 1813 in the 33rd U.S. Infantry. At that time he was described as being 5’9” with blue eyes, dark hair and a light complexion.[3]
He married Betsey Mudgett about 1815, with their first child being born in 1816. They resided at Dixmont, Maine[4], where George was a farmer, and had 7 children.
George died in 1855 and was buried at the Simpson Corner Cemetery in Dixmont.
Sources
- ↑ Maine Militia, War of 1812: Capt. J. Chamberlain’s Militia Company (http://archives.mainegenealogy.net/2008/09/maine-militia-war-of-1812-capt-j.html)
- ↑ "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQZ-BM9 : 4 December 2014), George Craig, 27 Mar 1855
- ↑ Maine, Compiled Military Records, 1812-1865; Ancestry.com; Original data: Maine State Archives. Maine Military Records, 1812–1865.
- ↑ 1820 United States Census, George Craig, Dixmont, Maine (http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/me/penobscot/1820/index.txt)
- "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH55-SQ1 : 18 August 2015), George Craig, Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYS-HJ1 : 24 August 2015), George Craig, Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-4VJ : 9 November 2014), George Craig, Dixmont, Penobscot, Maine, United States
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