Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Maj. George Thompson Crawford and Louisa Cochran




Husband Maj. George Thompson Crawford 1 2

           Born: 17 Jan 1799 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1839 1
         Buried: 


         Father: George Crawford (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Beatty (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Parks (      -1833) 1 2



Wife Louisa Cochran 1

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Children
1 U [Infant] Crawford 1

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           Died: in infancy
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General Notes: Husband - Maj. George Thompson Crawford


He inherited the Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, lands and mills of his father. In addition to these he operated a carding-machine and conducted a store. He was a Jacksonian democrat, served as justice of the peace and held a commission as major in a militia regiment. He was elected as a delegate from Westmoreland County to the constitutional convention which gave Pennsylvania the Constitution of 1838. In religious belief he was a presbyterian, and a member and trustee of old Warren church of that denomination. He was a tall and shapely man of commanding appearance.

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Sources


1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 345.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 455.


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