Aaron
Croslear
aka Crossler, Crosley
Born about in Westchester County, New York, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Betsey Ann (Davis) Croslear
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail (Croslier) Johnson, William Croslier, Albert Croslier, Chauncey Edward (Crossler) Croslier, Edward Augustus Croslear and Henriette Croslear
Died
at about age 85
in Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Mar 2018
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Biography
Aaron Croslear is a part of US Black heritage.
Aaron was born a slave in about 1792 in New York, and free by 1820 when he settled in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
He was the (presumed) father of Civil War veteran Edward Augustus Croslear of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color.
Occupations
- Laborer
Sources
- 1820, Fourth Census of the United States. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. ; database and digital images, "1820 United states Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2018); Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 145; NARA Roll: M33_48; Image: 91.
- Name: Aaron Crosler
- Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
- Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 14: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 14: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - 14 thru 25: 1
- Total Free Colored Persons: 3
- Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 3
- 1840, Sixth Census of the United States. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. ; database and digital images, "1840 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2018); Year: 1840; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, massachusetts; Page: 260.
- Name: Aron Crosler
- Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
- Free Colored Persons - Males - 10 thru 23: 2
- Free Colored Persons - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
- Free Colored Persons - Females - 10 thru 23: 3
- Free Colored Persons - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
- Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
- Total Free Colored Persons: 11
- Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11
- 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_306; Page: 240B; Image: 478 (as Crossler)
- 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; database and digital images, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2018); Year: 1860; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 481; Family History Library Film: 803488.
- Name: Aaron Crosley
- Age: 69
- Birth Year: abt 1791
- Gender: Male
- Race: Colored (Black)
- Birth Place: New York
- Home in 1860: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Post Office: Sheffield
- Dwelling Number: 1392
- Family Number: 1419
- Occupation: Laborer
- Cannot Read, Write: Y
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- Aaron Crosley 69
- Betsey Crosley 68
- 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 690B; Family History Library Film: 552101
- Name: Aaron Croslin
- Age in 1870: 78
- Birth Year: abt 1792
- Birthplace: New York
- Dwelling Number: 45
- Home in 1870: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Race: Black
- Gender: Male
- Occupation: No Occupation
- Male Citizen Over 21: Y
- Household Members
- Agustus Croslin 32
- Lucy Croslin 26
- William H Croslin 13
- Adolphus Croslin 10
- Charles Croslin 9
- Aaron Croslin 78
- Mary Ann Croslin 2
- Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; database and digital images, "Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2018).
- Name: Aaron Croslier
- Gender: Male
- Race: Black
- Age: 86
- Birth Date: abt 1791
- Birth Place: Westchester, NY
- Death Date: 24 Apr 1877
- Death Place: Sheffield, Massachusetts
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