Josephine Crandall

Brief Life History of Josephine

When Josephine Crandall was born in 1844, in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Spicer Wells Crandall, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Susannah Gill, was 19. She died on 25 June 1850, in United States Veterans Hospital, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 6, and was buried in United States Veterans Hospital, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spicer Wells Crandall
1822–1879
Sarah Susannah Gill
1825–1847
Josephine Crandall
1844–1850

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  • Josephine Crandall - Pioneer Overland Travel

World Events (2)

1846

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

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

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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