Samuel Crabtree

Male29 September 1638–7 July 1700

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Crabtree was born on 29 September 1638, in Broughton, Yorkshire, England, his father, Thomas John Crabtree, was 28 and his mother, Rebecca Butterworth, was 28. He married Elizabeth Holden from January 1656 to December 1656, in England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 7 July 1700, in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 61, and was buried in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Crabtree
1638–1700
Elizabeth Holden
1640–1700
Marriage: from January 1656 to December 1656
Thomas James Crabtree
from January 1656 to December 1656–1752
Perry Crabtree
1657–

Sources (1)

  • Sam Crabtree, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    from January 1656 to December 1656England
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (2)

    1642 · The English Civil War

    Age 4

    A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.

    1688 · Glorious Revolution

    Age 50

    The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from a lost place in Sowerbyshire, Yorkshire named Crabtree, named from Middle English crabbetre ‘crab-apple tree’. In some instances possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a crab-apple tree.

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

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