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Benjamin Crane 1630 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1630

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 May 1691

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John Crane

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Mary Backus

Children(s): Benjamin Crane, Jonathan Crane, Joseph Crane, John Crane, Elijah Crane, Abraham Crane, Jacob Crane, Israel Crane, Mary Crane, Elisol Crane

Benjamin Crane Sr. was born in 1630 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Crane and Mary. Benjamin Crane Sr. married Mary Backus, and had children including Benjamin Crane, Jonathan Crane, Joseph Crane, John Crane, Elijah Crane, Abraham Crane, Jacob Crane, Israel Crane, Mary Crane, Elisol Crane. Benjamin Crane Sr. passed away in 1691 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Crane Sr. was born in 1630 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Crane and Mary.
  • Benjamin Crane Sr. married Mary Backus, and had children including Benjamin Crane, Jonathan Crane, Joseph Crane, John Crane, Elijah Crane, Abraham Crane, Jacob Crane, Israel Crane, Mary Crane, Elisol Crane.
  • Benjamin Crane Sr. passed away in 1691 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Crane
1594 – 1658
Birth Location: Freston, Suffolk, England
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Mary None
1613 – 1707
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Backus
1632 – 1717
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin Crane
1656 – 1693
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Jonathan Crane
1658 – 1735
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Joseph Crane
1661 – 1707
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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John Crane
1663 – 1694
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Elijah Crane
1665 – 1727
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Abraham Crane
1668 – 1713
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Jacob Crane
1670 – 1718
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Israel Crane
1671 – 1707
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Mary Crane
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Elisol Crane
1673 – 1714
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
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Benjamin Crane's Ancestors

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Benjamin Crane
1630 – 1691
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Crane
1594 – 1658
Freston, Suffolk, England
Mary
1613 – 1707
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Vincent Crane
1575 – 1597
Freston, Suffolk, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Clarke
1581 –
Freston, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Crane's Descendants

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Benjamin Crane (abt 1630 – 31 May 1691) m. Mary Backus (6 May 1632 – 8 Jul 1717)
  1. 1. Benjamin Crane (1 Mar 1656 – 20 Jun 1693) m. Mary Chapman (27 Oct 1665 – 5 Apr 1687) m. Martha Boreman (12 Aug 1666 – 29 May 1743)
  2. 2. Jonathan Crane (1 Dec 1658 – 12 Mar 1735) m. Deborah Griswold (6 May 1661 – 14 Apr 1704)
    1. 1. Sarah Crane (16 Nov 1680 – 20 Apr 1725) m. Nathaniel Hibbard (20 Jan 1680 – 26 Apr 1725)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Hibbard (abt 1703 – 16 May 1704)
      2. 2. Samuel Hibbard (21 Jul 1704 – 21 Jul 1704)
      3. 3. Anne Hibbard (30 May 1705 – 17 May 1746) m. John Gray (17 May 1707 – 25 Apr 1763)
      4. 4. Deborah Hibbard (28 May 1707 – 29 Nov 1798) m. Isaac Robinson (5 Aug 1708 – 3 Dec 1796)
      5. 5. Jonathan Hibbard (23 Oct 1709 – ) m. Sarah Hulett (1720 – )
      6. 6. Nathaniel Hibbard (23 Oct 1709 – ) m. Abigail Couch (bef 4 Sep 1715 – 15 Nov 1776)
      7. 7. Paul Hibbard (4 Mar 1712 – 12 Jan 1791) m. Deborah Lawrence (6 May 1714 – 10 Mar 1737) m. Martha Dodge (25 Jul 1720 – )
      8. 8. Zebulon Hibbard (20 Feb 1714 – 7 Jul 1792) m. Hannah Bass (27 May 1711 – 11 Dec 1792)
      9. 9. Sarah Hibbard (27 Jun 1717 – 1749) m. Ebenezer Spencer (8 May 1714 – 2 Aug 1796)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Spencer (22 Oct 1737 – 1807) m. Hannah Hibbard (31 Aug 1741 – aft 1830)
        2. 2. Deborah Spencer (1739 – 5 Oct 1799) m. Alexander (B.) Turrentine (1725 – 1784)
        3. 3. Gideon Spencer (14 Sep 1741 – 15 Oct 1819) m. Zerviah Buck (25 Sep 1742 – 13 Apr 1827)
        4. 4. Gershom Spencer (28 Apr 1744 – 8 Jun 1744)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Spencer (27 Oct 1745 – ) m. Zachariah Dibble (4 Nov 1749 – )
        6. 6. Benjamin Spencer (16 Feb 1747 – 27 Jul 1748)
      10. 10. Elisha Hibbard (11 Dec 1719 – 13 Apr 1790) m. Mary Palmer (17 Oct 1723 – 1770)
      11. 11. Gideon Hibbard (11 Mar 1721 – 1 May 1804) m. Elizabeth Kingsley (18 Jun 1727 – )
    2. 2. Jonathan Crane (2 Feb 1684 – 27 Aug 1757) m. Mary Hibbard (18 Aug 1674 – 11 May 1759)
    3. 3. John Crane (1 Oct 1687 – ) m. Sarah Spencer (Aug 1686 – 15 Sep 1715) m. Prudence Belding (12 Feb 1694 – 1733)
    4. 4. Mary Crane (20 Oct 1689 – 30 Sep 1776) m. Jacob Simonds (abt 1685 – 13 Dec 1762)
    5. 5. Hannah Crane (7 Mar 1692 – 11 Oct 1726) m. Caleb Conant (8 Dec 1682 – Apr 1727)
    6. 6. Isaac Crane (2 Apr 1694 – 10 Sep 1751) m. Ruth Waldo (2 Apr 1694 – 1740) m. Hannah (abt 1694 – )
    7. 7. Joseph Crane (17 May 1696 – 20 Aug 1781) m. Mary Couch (15 Dec 1695 – 9 Jan 1766)
    8. 8. Deborah Crane (18 Feb 1698 – 21 Feb 1698)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Crane (18 Feb 1698 – Feb 1698)
    10. 10. Abigail Crane (15 Feb 1701 – 12 Mar 1790) m. David Knight (10 Feb 1694 – 19 Dec 1769)
  3. 3. Joseph Crane (1 Apr 1661 – 28 Nov 1707) m. Sarah Kilbourne (15 Mar 1666 – 23 Oct 1727)
  4. 4. John Crane (30 Apr 1663 – 21 Oct 1694) m. Sarah Charles (abt 1660 – bef 27 Oct 1692) m. Abigail Butler (14 Nov 1674 – 1 Jan 1740)
  5. 5. Elijah Crane (31 Mar 1665 – 7 Feb 1727) m. Mary Sherman (9 May 1666 – bef 1718) m. Abigail Adams (25 Mar 1682 – )
  6. 6. Abraham Crane (1 Nov 1668 – 5 Jul 1713) m. Hannah Griswold (25 Oct 1677 – 1713)
  7. 7. Jacob Crane (1670 – 2 Jan 1718)
  8. 8. Israel Crane (1 Nov 1671 – 28 Apr 1707) m. Lydia Wright (21 Jan 1666 – 28 Apr 1707)
  9. 9. Mary Crane (1673 – 18 Mar 1713) m. William Warner (25 Jan 1672 – 16 Oct 1726)
  10. 10. Elisol Crane (abt 1673 – 18 Mar 1714) m. Mary Sherman (abt 1675 – )

Benjamin Crane's Timeline

3 Records

1630
abt 1630
Birth of Benjamin Crane Sr. in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1691
31 May 1691
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Crane Sr. in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1691
1 Jun 1691
Age 61
Burial of Benjamin Crane Sr. in Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1630
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1691
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1691
    Event Place: Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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