Brief Life History of Edmond
Edmond Crawford was born in 1755, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America as the son of John Crafford and Elizabeth. He married Mary Roseberry in 1771, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790 and Bloom Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1800. In 1787, at the age of 32, his occupation is listed as farmer / owned land in Wyoming, United States. He died on 1 January 1826, in Mount Pleasant Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Edmond Crawford, "United States Census, 1820" Mt. Pleasant Twp. Columbia Co., PA
- Edmund Edward Crawford, "Find A Grave Index" b. ca. 1755 d. early 1826 (no tombstone)
- Edmond / Edward Crawford, Attorney for Espy family in Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994
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1772
Historical Boundaries: 1772: Northumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
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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