Elijah Crane (1728 - bef. 1819)

Born 29 Jan 1728 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elijah is the son of Henry, son of Ebenezer, son of Henry of Milton, Mass

Elijah is the son of Henry and Melitiah (Vose) Crane. He married Sarah Houghton in 1756. Among their children are:

• Lemuel, b. 18 Mar 1757 in Milton
• Ralph, b. 22 Nov 1758 in Canton
• Sarah, b. 16 Apr 1761 in Stoughton
• Elisha, b. 08 Jul 1765 in Stoughton
• Elijah Jr., b. abt. 1768
• Friend, b. abt. 27 Sep, 1775

These six children of Elijah Sr. and Sarah are listed in Columbus Smith's 1869 Report to the Houghton Association, pp. 52-53 (source below).

Sources

• Smith, Columbus. Report to the Houghton Association, U.S.A., Published in Burlington, Vermont (Daily Free Press Book and Job Office) by the Houghton Association, 1869 (65 pp.). [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.] (family data)

• Wife's memorial: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial ID 27219472, wife's memorial, includes brief biography; Accessed by Rosa Lane on November 2, 2019; Created by "Kathy B" on May 31, 2008, maintained by same, contributor 46953209: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27219472

• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQX8-LJY : 4 December 2014), Elijah Crane, 29 Jan 1728; citing MILTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873761 IT 4.