Frederic Augustus Crafts

Brief Life History of Frederic Augustus

When Frederic Augustus Crafts was born on 5 August 1822, in Hebron, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, Samuel Chandler Crafts, was 31 and his mother, Althea Sturtevant, was 30. He married Maria Louise Soule on 12 July 1845, in Columbia, Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1870 and Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States in 1880. He died on 19 September 1888, in Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederic Augustus Crafts
1822–1888
Maria Louise Soule
1823–1903
Marriage: 12 July 1845
Frederic Henry Crafts
1846–1910
Dr. Wilbur Fisk Crafts
1850–1922
Albert Barnard Crafts
1851–1918
George Emery Crafts
1858–1940
Addie Louise Crafts
1860–1893
Hattie L Crafts
1860–

Sources (23)

  • Frederic A Crofts, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Frederick A. Crafts, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Frederick A. Crafte, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

World Events (8)

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.

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Nottinghamshire): variant of Craft , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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