Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Maj. George Thompson Crawford and Elizabeth Parks




Husband Maj. George Thompson Crawford 1 2

           Born: 17 Jan 1799 1
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           Died: 13 Sep 1839 1
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         Father: George Crawford (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Beatty (      -      ) 1


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   Other Spouse: Louisa Cochran (      -      ) 1



Wife Elizabeth Parks 1 2

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           Died: 1833 1
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         Father: Robert Parks (Abt 1768-1858) 3
         Mother: Jane Bratton (Abt 1769-1847) 4




Children
1 M George T. Crawford 5

            AKA: George D. Crawford 1
           Born: 28 Jul 1822 - Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Mary Eliza Portsmouth (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 5 Oct 1859 1


2 M Robert P. Crawford 1

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3 M Samuel Crawford 1

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4 F Sarah J. Crawford 1

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           Died: Bef 1891
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         Spouse: Hon. John V. Painter (      -      ) 1


5 M John T. Crawford 1

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6 M James B. Crawford 1

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           Died: Bef 1891
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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.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 454, 563.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 455, 563.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 344.


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