Josiah Wheelock Crapo (1822 - 1897)

Born 1822 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Ma

Ancestors

Husband of Olive E. (Smith) Crapo — married 21 May 1846 in Middletown Springs, Vermont

Died 29 Dec 1897 at about age 75 in Mendon, Vermont, USA

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Biography

When Josiah Wheelock Crapo was born in 1822 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, his father, John Crapo , was 36 and his mother, Thankful Harrington, was 36. ^[1]

He married Olive (Smith) Crapo on May 21, 1846, in Middletown Springs, Vermont.

They had three children, Sally Crapo, born 1827, Austin Crapo, born 1850, and Luther Crapo, born in 1851, during their marriage.

He died on December 29, 1897, in Mendon, Vermont, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Cuttingsville, Vermont.^[2]

Civil War

Josiah enlisted in Company B, Vermont 14th Infantry Regiment on 21 Oct 1862, as a Private, and Mustered out on 30 Jul 1863 at Brattleboro, VT.^[3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, Name: Josiah W Crapo Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1822 Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts Death Date: 29 Dec 1897 Death Place: Mendon, Vermont, USA Death Age: 75 Father Name: John Crapo Mother Name: Thankful. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4661&h=1376622&indiv=try.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Pvt Josiah W. Crapo Gender: Male Birth Date: 1822 Death Date: 29 Dec 1897 Cemetery: Laurel Glen Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Cuttingsville, Rutland County, Vermont, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: John Beale Crapo Mother: Thankful Crapo Spouse: Olive E. Crapo Children: Luther Smith Crapo http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=102787518&indiv=try. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18739883/josiah-w_-crapo
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Name: Josiah W Crapo Residence: Enlistment Date: 27 Aug 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Vermont Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Vermont 14th Infantry Regiment on 21 Oct 1862.Mustered out on 30 Jul 1863 at Brattleboro, VT. Sources: Roster of Vermont Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1555&h=234207&indiv=try.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Name: Josiah W. Crapo Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Vermont Regiment: 14th Regiment, Vermont Infantry Company: B Rank In: Private Rank Out: Private Film Number: M557 roll 4. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1138&h=3295347&indiv=try.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Revolutionary War Pensioner Census, 1841 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, Name: Josiah W Crapo Residence: Enlistment Date: 4 Dec 1863 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Vermont Was Wounded?: Yes Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Vermont 1st Cavalry Regiment on 26 Dec 1863.Mustered out on 27 Jan 1865. Sources: Roster of Vermont Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1555&h=3350011&indiv=try.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/113005946/person/202125020640/facts : accessed 28 August 2019), profile for Josiah Wheelock Crapo.