Dr. Joseph Crain and Rebecca Gibson Wills

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Husband Dr. Joseph Crain ¹

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           Born: 25 Dec 1803 - Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1876 - Hogestown, Cumberland Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cumberland Co, PA

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         Father: Col. Richard Moore Crain (1777-1852) 3 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Whitehill (1770/1771-1848) 3 4 5

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       Marriage: 1831 2

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   Other Spouse: Ellen J. Chambers (      -      ) 6 - 11 Oct 1853 6

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Wife Rebecca Gibson Wills ¹

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           Born: 23 Jan 1811 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Sep 1850 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Alexander Wills (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Isabella Wallace (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Isabella Wallace Crain ²

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           Born: 21 Dec 1832 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Dec 1834 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Elizaheth Whitehill Crain ²

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            AKA: Elizabeth Whitehall Crain 7
           Born: 29 Nov 1834 2 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jan 1903 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Orr (1818-1888) 2 8
           Marr: 21 Apr 1853 2 7

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3 F Caroline Jane Crain ²

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           Born: Jan 1837 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1837 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 F Agnes Caroline Crain ²

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           Born: 20 Oct 1844 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1890 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Marmaduke Burrough Taylor (1835-1890) 2
           Marr: 3 Sep 1861 2

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5 M Richard Moore Crain, M.D. ⁶

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           Born: 20 Oct 1844 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1886 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Anderson (      -      ) 6

         Spouse: Anna Neil (      -      ) 6

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6 M Alexander Wills Crain ⁶

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           Born: 10 Mar 1847 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Lucy Brown (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 26 Dec 1880 6

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7 M Whitehill Crain ⁶

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           Born: 11 Sep 1850 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Sep 1856 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Dr. Joseph Crain

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He was educated at Dickinson College, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1826. He settled first at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he practiced his profession several years, then in 1842 he located permanently at Hoguestown, Cumberland County, where he became well known as a skillful practitioner. He was a member of old Silvers Spring Church, where his remains lie buried.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 151.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 153.

3 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 477.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 149.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 52.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 154.

7 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 24.

8 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 23.