Harriet Esther Crofutt (1850 - 1870)

Born 26 Jul 1850 in Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 9 Sep 1870 at age 20 in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Harriet Esther Crofutt is part of the Crofutt family listed in the 1860 census. There are no relationships stated in the 1860 Census.

1860 US Census: Cherry Flats post office: Sullivan Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States^[1][2]

Elias Cleaveland M 31 b. Vermont, farmer

Fred Crofoot M 53 b. Vermont

Jane Crofoot F 28 b.Vermont

Harriet Crofoot F 10 b. Pennsylvania

Born: 26 JUL 1850.^[3]

But...
1850 Census taken 14 Aug 1850. Where was Harriet Esther if she was born July 1850?

1850 US Census: Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. All born in Pennsylvania.^[4]

F G Crofut 44 b. Pennsylvania (no occupation listed)

H J L Crofut 17

L Crofut 10

C Crofut 8

L Crofut 6

Married: She married Frederick Dittman^[5]
Died: 9 SEP 1870^[3]

1870 Census: Williamsport, Ward 3, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, enumerated on the 30th July 1870. ^[6]

August Shumann 43, Tanner

Amelia Shumann 41

Fanny Shumann 15

William Shumann 10

Augustas Shumann 8

Mary Shumann 4

Amelia Shumann 1

Alex Ditmar, 22, bookkeeper

Fred Ditmar, 32, cabinet maker

Hariett Ditmar, 19, died July 1st 1870.

Theodore Snyder, 17, painter's apprentice

Louis Shumann, 22, tailor

Research Notes

While several family researchers have placed Harriet as a child of Frederick (no wife specified) or Frederick and Philena, it seems more likely that she was the grand-daughter of Frederick and daughter of Jane Harriet Crofutt by an unknown father.

Her 26 July 1850 birthdate is questionable?

Her 9 Sep 1870 death is probably wrong. Where did Mylo Smith get these dates.

Is Harriet Ditmar, Harriet Crofutt?

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT8-BN7 : accessed 26 December 2015), Fred Crofoot in entry for Elias Cleaveland, 1860.
2. ↑ 1860; Census Place: Sullivan, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1187; Page: 606; Image: 616; Family History Library Film: 805187 dated: 25 July 1860
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Smith, Mylo. Descendants of Josiah Crofut and Rebecca Gregory, Two Generations. Compiled 23 July 1892. On file at the Bradford County Historical Society. See: Crofutt Source Documents: Smith, Mylo
4. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_756; Page: 45A; Image: 334. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. taken 14 Aug 1850
5. ↑ Smith, Mylo, Notes accompanying the charts Crofutt Source Documents: Smith, Mylo
6. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Census Place: Williamsport Ward 3, Lycoming, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1371; Page: 473B; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 552870