William Crawford^[1]

1826 - 1868  (~ 41 years)

• Name	William Crawford
  Born	Apr 1826	Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Branchton Woollen Works
  Occupation	1851	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  	cloth dresser
  Misfortune	1868
  	scalded to death - several weeks
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137228
  Died	2 Jan 1868	Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: scalding
  Person ID	I137228	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Sager,   b. 29 Jan 1829, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1903, Lobo Township, Middlesex Co., Ontario  (Age 74 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1847	St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Professor Alexander Wellington Crawford,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lenora Crawford,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lavina Crawford,   b. 1 Dec 1848, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1924, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Frances Margaret Crawford,   b. 30 Jun 1849, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1938, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   5. Sarah Crawford,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. George Malachi Crawford,   b. 10 Oct 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1941  (Age 84 years)   7. Alexander Wellington Crawford,   b. 15 Jan 1866, Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1933, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   8. Dr. William Crawford,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F59142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Crawford, son of George and Hester Crawford, was born in Esquesing, in April 1826, and converted in Georgetown at age 14. For many years, he was a local preacher. Mr. Crawford had a cloth factory in the village of Branchton. Last Nov., he was boiling water by turning steam into a barrel when the barrel exploded, scalding him terribly, and finally resulting in his death, Jan. 2, 1868; and survived by his wife and 6 children Christian Guardian 19 Feb 1868, pg 32

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. Walter N. Burnet b. South Dumfries Township res: South Dumfries Township Age: 23 born abt 1845 father: Arthur mother: Margaret married Francis Crowford Age:: 17 born abt 1851 b. South Dumfries Township Spouse res: North Dumfries Township father: William mother: Elizabeth Sager married 3 Feb 1868 county: Brant [S835] News - ON - Christian Guardian, "Obituary of William Crawford," 19 Feb 1868, p. 32. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate. Lavina Cornell, b. 1 Dec 1848 Beverly Township, c. Lot 4 Con 7 North Dumfries 14 Oct 1924, d/o William Crawford (b. Peel Twp), & Elizabeth A. Sager (b. Beverly Tp., Wentworth Co.), buried Sheffield [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 50. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 82. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 8 Jan 1868. Crawford, Wm. died 2 Jan 1868 Of Branchton; scalded several weeks ago. Funeral on Saturday. A later newspaper, May 13, 1868, advertises the sale to George Fady and Co of the Branchton Woollen Works, formerly owned by "the late WM. CRAWFORD".

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Apr 1826 - Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario Married - 25 Jun 1847 - St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - cloth dresser - 1851 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: scalding - 2 Jan 1868 - Branchton, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth