Find A Grave contributor Greg & Jo Ann (Garner) Cadenbach adds
B) Wethersfield pre-Hartford County Connecticut
D) Lebanon New London County Connecticut
"Lieut. Jonathan Crane, son of Benjamin, was born Dec. 1, 1658, at Wethersfield, Conn., and Dec. 19, 1678, married Deborah Griswold, daughter of Francis Griswold, born in May, 1661, who died in 1704. Her father, Francis Griswold, was in Windsor in 1649 and he was one of the first settlers at Windham, erecting the first sawmill in the town. By trade he was a blacksmith. The children born to Lieut. Jonathan Crane and his wife were, Sarah, Jonathan, John, Mary, Hannah, Isaac, Joseph, Elizabeth and Deborah, twins, and Abigail. Lieut. Jonathan obtained his rank in the militia and was always known by his military title."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, p. 75.
Find A Grave contributor Greg & Jo Ann (Garner) Cadenbach adds
B) Wethersfield pre-Hartford County Connecticut
D) Lebanon New London County Connecticut
"Lieut. Jonathan Crane, son of Benjamin, was born Dec. 1, 1658, at Wethersfield, Conn., and Dec. 19, 1678, married Deborah Griswold, daughter of Francis Griswold, born in May, 1661, who died in 1704. Her father, Francis Griswold, was in Windsor in 1649 and he was one of the first settlers at Windham, erecting the first sawmill in the town. By trade he was a blacksmith. The children born to Lieut. Jonathan Crane and his wife were, Sarah, Jonathan, John, Mary, Hannah, Isaac, Joseph, Elizabeth and Deborah, twins, and Abigail. Lieut. Jonathan obtained his rank in the militia and was always known by his military title."
—Commemorative Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties Connecticut Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and of Many of the Early Settled Families, Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1903, p. 75.
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"Here Lies ye Body of Lieut. Jonathan Crane Husband of Mrs. Deborah Crane who Left ye Earth for Heaven March ye 12th Ano 1735 in ye 77 Year of his Age"
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