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Maj George Creveling Veteran

Birth
West Portal, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Death
4 Jun 1866 (aged 80)
Washington, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.6639252, Longitude: -75.1155243
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George Creveling married (1) Eleanor Van Horn on May 29, 1808. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. William B. Sloan. Eleanor Van Horn Creveling was the daughter of Jacob and Janet Davison Van Horn.
George Creveling married (2) Mrs. Rachel (Anderson) Frazer. They married on August 14, 1817 in the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartsville, NJ. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. William B. Sloan. Rachel (Anderson) Creveling was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Anderson. Joseph Anderson, her father, settled in Mansfield Twp. in 1787. In 1790, he built the Anderson Hotel. The Anderson Hotel is located just outside of Port Murray in Anderson, Mansfield Township, Warren County, NJ. The village of Anderson (formerly Andersontown), is named in his honor. The hotel-tavern was originally called the Joseph Anderson and Son Hotel. Joseph Anderson and Son also operated a distillery from 1810-1852.
George Creveling was a Major in the county militia. He was a farmer, a postmaster, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Deeds, the Town Clerk of Mansfield Twp., Tax Collector of Mansfield Twp., and the Mayor of Washington, NJ. George Creveling was also the President and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartsville NJ. where he and his wife are interred. George Creveling was also an Elder in the 1st Presbyterian Church of Washington, NJ. He resided on a farm of 100 acres located on the south side of Washington Ave. in Washington, NJ. The land was later sold by his heirs and was subdivided into building lots and was developed into what is now known as Washington Proper South.
Major George Creveling testified at the Changewater Massacre Trials in 1845 in Belvidere, NJ.
George Creveling married (1) Eleanor Van Horn on May 29, 1808. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. William B. Sloan. Eleanor Van Horn Creveling was the daughter of Jacob and Janet Davison Van Horn.
George Creveling married (2) Mrs. Rachel (Anderson) Frazer. They married on August 14, 1817 in the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartsville, NJ. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. William B. Sloan. Rachel (Anderson) Creveling was the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Anderson. Joseph Anderson, her father, settled in Mansfield Twp. in 1787. In 1790, he built the Anderson Hotel. The Anderson Hotel is located just outside of Port Murray in Anderson, Mansfield Township, Warren County, NJ. The village of Anderson (formerly Andersontown), is named in his honor. The hotel-tavern was originally called the Joseph Anderson and Son Hotel. Joseph Anderson and Son also operated a distillery from 1810-1852.
George Creveling was a Major in the county militia. He was a farmer, a postmaster, Justice of the Peace, Commissioner of Deeds, the Town Clerk of Mansfield Twp., Tax Collector of Mansfield Twp., and the Mayor of Washington, NJ. George Creveling was also the President and a member of the Board of Trustees for the Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church in Stewartsville NJ. where he and his wife are interred. George Creveling was also an Elder in the 1st Presbyterian Church of Washington, NJ. He resided on a farm of 100 acres located on the south side of Washington Ave. in Washington, NJ. The land was later sold by his heirs and was subdivided into building lots and was developed into what is now known as Washington Proper South.
Major George Creveling testified at the Changewater Massacre Trials in 1845 in Belvidere, NJ.


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  • Created by: Terry T
  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53772674/george-creveling: accessed ), memorial page for Maj George Creveling (27 Apr 1786–4 Jun 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53772674, citing Greenwich Cemetery, Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Terry T (contributor 47154391).