Abner Crosby (abt. 1774 - 1851)

Born about 1774 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Hannah (Bradley) Crosby — married 8 Nov 1798 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1851 at about age 77 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Abner Crosby was born about 1774 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

On November 8, 1798, Abner married Hannah Bradley, also of Massachusetts.^[2]

In 1800, Abner and Hannah lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in a household of five persons, including a male aged 26-44, a female aged 16-25, a male under age 10, a male aged 16-25, and a female under age 10. ^[3]

In 1810, Abner and Hannah lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in a household of 12 persons, including a male under 10, a male 10-15, two males 16-25, a male 26-44, four females under 10, one female 10-15, one female 16-25, and one female 26-44.^[4]

On August 7, 1820, Abner and Hannah were living in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in a household of ten persons, including one male under 10, one male 10-15, one male 16-25, one male 26-44, two females under 10, three females 16-25, and one female 26-44.^[5]

Abner's wife Hannah passed away on February 22, 1829.^[6]

In 1830, Abner lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in a household of seven persons, including a male 15-19, a male 50-59, a female 10-14, a female 15-19, and three females aged 20-29.^[7]

In 1840, Abner lived in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in a household of eight persons, including a male 60-69, a male 40-49, a male 15-19, a male 10-14, a male 5-9, a female 30-39, a female 20-29, and a female 5-9.^[8]

On July 27, 1850, Abner was 75 years old, living in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and a wagonmaker.^[9]

Abner passed away on March 26, 1851, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.^[10][11] He is buried in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. Online version here
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Online version here
3. ↑ 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 13; Page: 254; Image: 254; Family History Library Film: 205611. Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
4. ↑ 1810 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 17; Page: 186; Image: 00162; Family History Library Film: 0205625. Third Census of the United States, 1810. NARA microfilm publication M252 (71 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
5. ↑ 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 131; NARA Roll: M33_48; Image: 82. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. NARA microfilm publication M33 (142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
6. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Hannah (Bradley) Crosby
7. ↑ 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 62; Page: 379; Family History Library Film: 0337920. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. NARA microfilm publication M19 (201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
8. ↑ 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 57; Family History Library Film: 0014674. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. NARA microfilm publication M704 (580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
9. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_306; Page: 75B; Image: 154. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432 (1,009 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online versions here and here
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Find-a-Grave memorial for Abner Crosby
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7R8-5HK : 10 March 2018), Abner Crosby, 26 Mar 1851; citing Stockbridge, Massachusetts, v 57 p 47, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,814.