Roger CRAINE

Male 1762 - 1841  (79 years)


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  • Name Roger CRAINE  [1
    • He served in the Revolutionary war six years, and his granddaughter says he was with Washington at Valley Forge through the winter; also that he was one of forty men under Col. Barton who surprised and captured Major- Gen. Prescott in his own quarters at night, and who was exchanged for Gen. lee. In 'Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution' will be found on page 75, vol. 4, Roger Crain served for Medway, enlisting for three years as private in Capt. John Fuller's Co., col Wm. Shepard's (4th) Regt. Served along the Hudson river. Was at West Point, February, 1782. He receipted for his bounty paid him by the town committee, May 30, 1781. His time began June 1st. He was a farmer, and for many years lived in Groton, New York. [1]
    Birth 4 May 1762  Mansfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Jun 1841  Painesville, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I93430  Main Tree
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2018 

    Father Ebenezer CRANE,   b. 4 Jul 1720, Mansfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah CURTIS 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1744  [1
    Family ID F39055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah WHITING,   b. 26 Oct 1764, Ashford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1854, Groton, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 20 May 1784  Ashford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Dr. Eleazer Whiting CRAINE,   b. 22 May 1796   d. 4 Mar 1866 (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F39054  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2018 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S10307] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogy of the Crane Family Vol. 2 Descendants of Benjamin Crane, of Wethersfield, Conn; and John Crane, of Coventry, Conn.; also of Jasper Crane, of New Haven, Conn.; and Newark, NJ, and Stephen Crane, of Elizabethtown, NJ, (Forgotten Books).