Brief Life History of Benjamin Arnold
When Benjamin Arnold Crutchfield was born on 22 January 1870, in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, John S Crutchfield, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann "Bettie" Andrews, was 30. He had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Callie Mitchell Mason. He lived in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died on 4 September 1915, in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Cedarwood Cemetery, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.
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- Benj A Crutchfield in household of Jno S Crutchfield, "United States Census, 1880"
- B A Crutchfield, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Benjamin Crutchfield, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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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.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name probably from Cruchfield in Berkshire or Crutchfield in Surrey. The former is named with Celtic crṻg ‘mound, hill’ + Old English feld ‘open country’, and the latter Middle English crouche ‘cross’ (Old English crūc) + feld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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