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1752 - 1832 (79 years)
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Name |
Daniel CRAIN [1] |
- Mr. Bela Crane stated that his father served during the war of the Revolution; was one of Washington's body-guard, and was present at the execution of Maj. Andre. Was private in 2d Co. Capt. Experience Storrs of mansfield, in Gen. Putnam's regiment, from May 17 to Dec. 1, 1775; served in and around Boston, and part of this regiment was engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill. The Bureau of Pensions at Washington, D.C., gives the following; Aug. 11, 1832, Daniel Crain, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, made application for a pension, at which time he was eighty years old, and residing in mansfield, Conn., and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the Connecticut troops, Revolutionary war. A part of the time he served under Col. Experience Storrs and Gen. Putnam. he enlisted at Mansfield. [1]
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Birth |
14 Apr 1752 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
1832 [1] |
Person ID |
I93414 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Dec 2018 |
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Sources |
- [S10307] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Genealogy of the Crane Family Vol. 2 Descendants of Benjamin Crane, of Wethersfield, Conn; and John Crane, of Coventry, Conn.; also of Jasper Crane, of New Haven, Conn.; and Newark, NJ, and Stephen Crane, of Elizabethtown, NJ, (Forgotten Books).
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