Edward Bass Crocker

Brief Life History of Edward Bass

When Edward Bass Crocker was born on 21 August 1781, in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Andrew Savage Crocker, was 38 and his mother, Shuah Thurston, was 33. He married Elizabeth Gibson on 27 May 1807, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 1 June 1829, in his hometown, at the age of 47, and was buried in Horse Meadow Cemetery, North Haverhill, Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Edward Bass Crocker
1781–1829
Elizabeth Gibson
1776–1853
Marriage: 27 May 1807
Frederick F. Crocker
1811–1895
Mary Crocker
1817–1892

Sources (8)

  • Edward B Crocker, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Edward B. Crocker, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Edward Bass Crocker, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): occupational name for a potter, from Middle English crockere, an agent derivative of Middle English crok(ke) ‘pot’ (Old English croc, croc(ca)).

English (of Norman origin): variant of Craker .

Americanized form of German Krocker .

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

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