William
Crosby
Born in Newry, County Down, Ireland
Son of John Crosby
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Frain) Crosby
— married
1756 (to about 1770) in Dublin, Ireland
Husband of
Margaret (Orr) Crosby
— married
about 1773 (to 14 Dec 1808) in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2020
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Biography
William Crosby was born in 1734. He was a son of John Crosby of Northern Ireland. He first married Jane Frain in 1756 at Dublin, Ireland; but left her to emigrate to Prince Edward Island in August 1770 where he married Margaret Orr at Charlottetown.[1] Children by Margaret include:[2]
- Bertha Crosby
- infant died 1773
- John William Crosby (1775-1870)
- Elizabeth Crosby (1777-1842)
- Margaret Crosby (1781-1843)
- Martha Crosby
- Letitia Crosby (Doyle)
- William Clark Crosby, Jr (1784-1866)
In 1786 William purchased a 203-acre farm in Meadowbank from Governor William Patterson. The farm was divided by his two sons following his death.[3] He passed away in 1808.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/136838181/william-crosby : accessed 12 July 2021), memorial page for William Crosby (1734–13 Dec 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136838181, citing Old Protestant Burying Ground, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767) Find-a-Grave, Old Protestant Burying Ground, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Find A Grave: Memorial #136838181.
- ↑ Prince Edward Island Register.
- ↑ Meadow Bank History: Pioneers – The Crosbys.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
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