Richard McCrea (1786 - 1876)

Born 1786 in New Hampshire

Husband of Eleanor (Wood) McCrae — married 11 Oct 1812 in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1876 at about age 90 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire

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Biography

Richard was born in 1786. He was the son of William McCrea and Elizabeth Randall.

Richard married Eleanor Wood on Oct 11, 1812 in Springfield, Vermont. ^[1]

In 1850 the US Census records him in Springfield, Vermont. ^[2]

In 1860, Richard and Eleanor McCrae were living in the household of their son-in-law and daughter, James and Susan Spencer, at Alstead, New Hampshire.^[3]

By 1870 he had moved to Keene, New Hampshire and lived in the household of his son James. ^[4]

He passed away Dec 7, 1876 in Keene, New Hampshire ^[5] and is buried in Keene at Woodland Cemetery. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V896-89F : 19 February 2021), Richard Mccrea and Eleanor Wood, 1812.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2V-52C : 23 December 2020), Richard McCrae, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Jas. Spencer family, in United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch > New Hampshire > Cheshire > Alstead > household 290 > family 282 > image 31 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5D-QT3 : 29 May 2021), Richard McCray in entry for James Spencer, 1870.
5. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS2L-453 : 23 February 2021), Richard Mccrae, 07 Nov 1876; citing Keene, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,092.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167184457/richard-mccrae: accessed 13 July 2023), memorial page for Richard McCrae (1786–7 Dec 1876), Find A Grave: Memorial #167184457, citing Woodland Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

• Family source. The Will of William McCrea mentions Richard as a son.