Brief Life History of George
When George Croft was born on 17 July 1845, in Harris, Texas, United States, his father, Jacob Croft, was 37 and his mother, Amanda Miller, was 20. He married Letitia Maria Davies on 6 December 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States in 1850 and Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 10 November 1888, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- George Croft in household of Jacob Croft, "United States Census, 1850"
- George Croft, "Find A Grave Index"
- George Croft in entry for Leffell Croft, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places, for example in Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Herefordshire, and North Yorkshire, all named with Old English croft ‘small arable enclosure (normally adjoining a house)’, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a croft, from Middle English croft.
English: possibly in some cases a variant of Craft 2.
Americanized form of German, Danish, Swedish, or Jewish Kraft . Compare Kroft and Craft .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of George CROFT
BRIEF HISTORY OF GEORGE CROFT By Amanda Croft Conk October 14, 1940 George Croft, son of Jacob Croft and Amanda Miller. Born July 17, 1845, in the state of Ohio. When a small boy he moved w …
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