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William Crawford 1685–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Co, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: Jun 1767

Death Location: Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Robert Crawford

Mother: Mary Shaw

Spouse(s): Violet None

Children(s): William Crawford

In 1685, William Crawford entered the world in Co, Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Crawford And Mary Elizabeth Shaw. In 1767, William Crawford resided in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. William Crawford married Violet, and had children including William Louis Crawford. William Crawford passed away in 1767 in Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1685, William Crawford entered the world in Co, Donegal, Ireland, born to Robert Crawford And Mary Elizabeth Shaw.
  • In 1767, William Crawford resided in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
  • William Crawford married Violet, and had children including William Louis Crawford.
  • William Crawford passed away in 1767 in Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Crawford's Ancestors

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William Crawford
1685–1767
Birth Place: Co, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Robert Crawford
1663–1700
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Shaw
1674–1693
Killysberg, Scotland
Grandparents
John Crawford
1619–1693
Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, , England
Judith Bradford
1643–1722
Crowell, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Crawford's Descendants

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William Crawford (1685–Jun 1767) m. Violet (1693–1738)
  1. 1. William (Louis) Crawford 1735–1815 m. Johanna (Margaret) Henderson 1735–1788
    1. 1. Violet (Jane) Crawford 1765–1820 m. Thomas (Paxton Jr 5th) GG 1761–1850
      1. 1. William (August) Paxton 1803–1897 m. Rebecca Bancroft 1803–1870
        1. 1. Hester (Anne) Paxton 1834–1906 m. John Ramsey 1832–1911

William Crawford's Timeline

4 Records

1684
1684
Birth of William Crawford in Co, Donegal, Ireland
Co, Donegal, Ireland
1685
1685
Birth of William Crawford in Co, Donegal, Ireland
Co, Donegal, Ireland
1767
1767
Age 82
William Crawford resided here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1767
Jun 1767
Age 82
Death of William Crawford in Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Co, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Co, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Oyer and Terminer Court Papers, 1757-1787, Pennsylvania State Archives; County: Lancaster; Year: 1767

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1767
    Event Place: Drumore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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