William Webster Croff

Brief Life History of William Webster

When William Webster Croff was born in 1804, in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathan Croff, was 28 and his mother, Lois Webster, was 33. He died on 21 December 1861, in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 57.

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Nathan Croff
1776–1826
Lois Webster
1772–1856
Hannah Croff
1795–1870
Alfred Croff
1805–
Croff
Lois Croff
1798–1865
John Constant Croff
1801–
Nathan Jerome Croff
1803–1878
William Webster Croff
1804–1861
Abner Alfred Croff
1805–1861
Abby Croff
1805–
Constant Webster Croff
1808–1809
John Croff
1810–1872
Millie Croff
1813–
Elisha Webster Croff
1815–1871
Orlando Riley Croff MD
1817–1891
Croff
1821–

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    World Events (7)

    1804

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

    1805

    The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of German Graf or Graff . Or of Dutch Kroft .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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