Mary Crandall

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Crandall was born on 20 April 1814, in Kingston, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, William Crandall, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Tucker, was 27. She married Lyman Tucker about 1834, in Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States in 1875. She died on 31 May 1888, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Tucker
1812–1856
Mary Crandall
1814–1888
Marriage: about 1834
Lyman Francis Tucker
1836–1910
Frances Tucker
1845–
Mary Dorcas Tucker
1838–1879
Sarah Susan Tucker
1841–1920
Stanton Browning Tucker
1843–1910

Sources (21)

  • Mary Tucker, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Mary Crandall, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Mary Tucker, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raghnaill ‘son of Raghnall’, a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Rǫgnvaldr ‘ruler of the gods’, cognate with Reynolds . Compare Grannan .

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

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