Rebecca Crawford

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Crawford was born about 1816, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Thomas James Crawford, was 31 and her mother, Rachel Blount, was 27. She married Paul Godfrey Huffman on 2 February 1837, in Halton, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 23 December 1840, in White, Indiana, United States, at the age of 25.

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Paul Godfrey Huffman
1817–1892
Rebecca Crawford
1816–1840
Marriage: 2 February 1837
Eliza Jane Huffman
1837–1940
Tyler S. Huffman
1840–1911

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    World Events (6)

    1816

    Indiana is the 19th state.

    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. 

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places called Crawford, primarily the one in Lanarkshire (Scotland), and possibly also from the one in Lancashire. Both are named in Old English with crāwe ‘crow’ + ford ‘ford’.

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

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