William Crane

1831 - 1843  (11 years)

• Name	William Crane
  Born	4 Sep 1831	Macedon, Wayne Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jul 1843	Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I30537	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Turner Crane,   b. 24 Jan 1789, Norton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1843, , Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Phebe Arnold,   b. 10 Nov 1796, Norton, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1868, Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1812
  Family ID	F16211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Davis,   b. 11 Aug 1833, Perrington, Monroe Co, New York, USA ,   d. 15 Jul 1894, Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1854
  Children	1. Minnie D. Crane,   b. 19 Jan 1861, Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1949, Adrian, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)   2. William Ernest Crane,   b. 1868, Madison, Lenawee Co, Michigan, USA ,   d. 1908  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2014
  Family ID	F17126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  http://books.google.com/books?id=1lZcNRZLMnYC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=%22turner+crane%22+lenawee&source=bl&ots=9b_K6WrMi5&sig=YQOEAlZ6DXw0Xu4TFf3UyGE7z7o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bfLHUuvSBOzgsATR64HQDQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22turner%20crane%22%20lenawee&f=false WILLIAM CRANE was born in Macedon Wayne County NY September 4th 1831 and came to Michigan with his parents in 1833 His father Turner Crane was born in Norton Bristol County Massachusetts January 24th 1789 He was of Quaker parentage and descended from the very early settlers of Massachusetts Turner Crane learned the trade of tanner currier and shoemaker and carried on the business in Massachusetts About the year 1816 he removed to Wayne County NY and settled on a farm in Macedon Township He resided there until the year 1833 when he emigrated to Michigan in company with his brother George Crane He arrived here with his wife and family of nine children and settled on section 13 in Madison Here he cleared up his land made a comfortable home and enjoyed the results of his hard labor for only ten years dying from a sudden illness July 23d 1843 November 26th 1812 Turner Crane married Miss Phoebe Arnold daughter of Asa Arnold of Norton Bristol County Mass They were the parents of eleven children William the subject of this sketch Edwin of Adrian city and Mrs Harriet Brittain of Adrian township being the only survivors Mrs Phoebe Arnold Crane was born in Norton Mass November 10th 1796 and died in Madison this county March 10th 1868 Her parents were Puritans and lived and died in Massachusetts William Crane was only about one year old when he came to Michigan and since that event he has resided on the farm his father took up over seventy years ago He has always followed farming and was educated in the district schools of his neighborhood He has grown with the county and has witnessed a great transformation in his lifetime having seen the primitive forest inhabited by wild beasts and peopled with Indians disappear before the approach and settlement of the Anglo Saxon. He believes that with one exception he is the oldest resident of Madison now alive He also believes there is no man in the county now alive who has trailed more wild deer and other game than he or who enjoyed it more In times past no hunting party was complete without Bill Crane He has served his township as Justice of the Peace and Highway Commissioner for many years February 5th 1854 William Crane married Miss Hannah Davis daughter of Isaac and Amelia Davis of Palmyra this county and they had two children as follows Minnie D born in Madison this county January 19th 1861 at home William Ernest born in Madison September 28th 1869 married Miss Ora Raymond daughter of John and Estella Raymond of Ogden December 6th 1902 Mrs William Davis Crane was born in Perrington Monroe County NY August 11th 1833 came to Michigan with her parents in 1833 and died at her home in Madison this county July 15th 1894 Her coming to Michigan was a rare experience being brought on a pillow by her mother from the State of New York The trip was made in a lumber wagon and consumed twenty two days This is a sample of what pioneer mothers many times undertook and accomplished