Rachel (Hall) Crane (1751 - 1812)

Born 13 Jun 1751 in Mansfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Hezekiah S. Crane Jr. — married 14 Apr 1774 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1812 at age 60 in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Birth

Rachel Hall was born on 13 June 1751 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut to Isaac Hall (1730-1757) and Abigail Swift (1730-1803).

Marriage and Family

She married Hezekiah Crane Jr. (1751-1813) on 14 April 1774. According to Find A Grave, they had 9 children. Her husband was a farmer and dealer in stock. He also served in the Revolution.

Children of the Crane-Hall Marriage

1. Isaac Crane, who married Sarah Abbe (1771-1847) on 19 January 1795, was born on 20 February 1775 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. He died on 3 January 1839 in the same place.
2. John Crane was born on 16 May 1776.
3. Jesse Crane, who married Rhoda Abbe (1781-1854) on 16 September 1798 in Mansfield, Connecticut, was born on 9 May 1779 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. He died on 7 April 1862.
4. Asa Crane, who married Mary Wealthy Babcock, was born on 27 April 1781.
5. Amasa Crane was born on 27 July 1782.
6. Abigail Crane was born on 11 June 1784.
7. Daniel Crane was born on 26 July 1786 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. He died on 10 December 1812 in the same place.
8. Seviah Crane (also called Zerviah), who married Thomas Baldwin (1787-1878) on 12 July 1807 in Jefferson, New York, was born on 3 April 1789 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA. She died on 26 January 1867 in Afton, Rock, Wisconsin, USA.
9. Anna Crane, who married Simeon Abbe (1785-1870) on 15 March 1810, was born on 21 August 1792 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. She died on 5 October 1822 in the same place.

Death and Burial

Find a Grave gives her death date as 5 April 1812 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut. That profile states that she had a non-cemetery burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #123850202

Sources

• Source: Dimock, Susan Whitney, Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut 1711-1844, New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1897

• Source: Dimock, Susan W., Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths from the Records of the Town and Churches in Mansfield, Connecticut 1703-1850, New York: The Baker & Taylor Company, 1898

• Find A Grave Index.

• Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, Volume 2. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1925.

• Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR, Volume 076, page 57. See Lineage of Mrs. Alice M. (Crane) Crane, member #75145.
• SAR https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/336611

Acknowledgements

1. Becky Syphers, Research by family members. First-hand information as remembered by Riva O'Rourke, Saturday, April 26, 2014 and 23 Jan 2012.
2. Darlene Scott Kerr added death information and source on 5 January 2018.