Brief Life History of Frederick Edson
When Frederick Edson Croy was born in 1853, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States, his father, John Croy, was 33 and his mother, Mary Houseworth, was 29. He married Laura Peters on 20 March 1888. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Johnstown, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Sumpter Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 4 July 1921, at the age of 68, and was buried in Toledo, Cumberland, Illinois, United States.
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- Edward Croy in household of John Croy, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frederick Edson Croy - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1853; Indiana, United States
- Fred E Croy, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Cumberland, Illinois, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Orkney): habitational name from any of several places called Croy, for example in Inverness-shire.
Probably also Irish: shortened form of McCroy , which is a variant of McRoy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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