Daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Bellamy) Bailey. Married Dr. Oliver Crane on Sept. 1, 1891.
Burial location taken from Massachusetts, Death Records.
From "Representative women of New England" c. 1904 Boston , MA. (available on-line)
"SIBYLLA ADELAIDE BAILEY CRANE was born in East Boston, Mass., July 30, 1851, daughter of Henry Bailey and his wife, Elizabeth Bellamy. Her father was a contractor and builder. His ancestors were residents of Scituate, Mass. Her mother, a native of Kittery, Me., was the daughter of John H. and Fanny (Keen) Bellamy and grand-daughter of John Bellamy, Jr., of Kittery, who married November 21, 1791, Tamsen, daughter of Samuel King and Mary (Orne) Haley.
Sibylla A. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Boston, and for a number of years she followed the profession of teacher in that city. She was a lover of music and the fine arts, and became an accomplished performer on the piano and a pleasing vocalist.
On September 1, 1891, she was married in Boston to the Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, a native of Montclair, N.J., and a graduate of Yale College, class of 1845. Dr. Crane had been a missionary in Turkey for some years in his early manhood, and later pastor of a Presbyterian church in Carbondale, Pa. before marriage Mrs. Crane had made a brief trip to Euro])e. After that event she accompanied her husband in an extended foreign tour, travelling in the British Isles, on the Continent, and in the East, spending a winter in Cairo and visiting Syria, the scene of Dr. Crane's missionary labors many years before. A large number of photographs and other souvenirs attested the assiduity with which their labors as collectors were pursued, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Alhambra. On their return from abroad they took up their residence in Boston. Here Dr. Crane died on November 29, ]89(i.
Mrs. Crane was loved l)y a large circle of friends, not only for her talents and social qualities, but also for her amiable disposition, which was a marked trait in her character from childhood. She inherited an admirable physique, and had superior executive ability, which made her a good' presiding officer. She was prominent in musical and social circles and in various patriotic and other organizations, and contributed liberally for the advancement of many worthy objects.
At the time of her death, which occurred in February, 1902, she was president of the Daughters of Massachusetts, vice-president of the Wednesday Morning Club, vice-president of the Castilian Club, and vice-regent of the Boston Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was for several years treasurer of the New England Woman's Club and a member of the Executive Council of the Boston Woman's Business League, also a director in the Woman's Club House Corporation, a member of the Woman's Charity Club, of the New England Woman's Press Association, of the Moral Education Association, of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, of the beneficent society connected with the New England Conservatory of the Cercle Francais de l'Alliance, and of the Society for the University Education of Women."
Burial location taken from Massachusetts, Death Records.
From "Representative women of New England" c. 1904 Boston , MA. (available on-line)
"SIBYLLA ADELAIDE BAILEY CRANE was born in East Boston, Mass., July 30, 1851, daughter of Henry Bailey and his wife, Elizabeth Bellamy. Her father was a contractor and builder. His ancestors were residents of Scituate, Mass. Her mother, a native of Kittery, Me., was the daughter of John H. and Fanny (Keen) Bellamy and grand-daughter of John Bellamy, Jr., of Kittery, who married November 21, 1791, Tamsen, daughter of Samuel King and Mary (Orne) Haley.
Sibylla A. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Boston, and for a number of years she followed the profession of teacher in that city. She was a lover of music and the fine arts, and became an accomplished performer on the piano and a pleasing vocalist.
On September 1, 1891, she was married in Boston to the Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, a native of Montclair, N.J., and a graduate of Yale College, class of 1845. Dr. Crane had been a missionary in Turkey for some years in his early manhood, and later pastor of a Presbyterian church in Carbondale, Pa. before marriage Mrs. Crane had made a brief trip to Euro])e. After that event she accompanied her husband in an extended foreign tour, travelling in the British Isles, on the Continent, and in the East, spending a winter in Cairo and visiting Syria, the scene of Dr. Crane's missionary labors many years before. A large number of photographs and other souvenirs attested the assiduity with which their labors as collectors were pursued, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Alhambra. On their return from abroad they took up their residence in Boston. Here Dr. Crane died on November 29, ]89(i.
Mrs. Crane was loved l)y a large circle of friends, not only for her talents and social qualities, but also for her amiable disposition, which was a marked trait in her character from childhood. She inherited an admirable physique, and had superior executive ability, which made her a good' presiding officer. She was prominent in musical and social circles and in various patriotic and other organizations, and contributed liberally for the advancement of many worthy objects.
At the time of her death, which occurred in February, 1902, she was president of the Daughters of Massachusetts, vice-president of the Wednesday Morning Club, vice-president of the Castilian Club, and vice-regent of the Boston Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was for several years treasurer of the New England Woman's Club and a member of the Executive Council of the Boston Woman's Business League, also a director in the Woman's Club House Corporation, a member of the Woman's Charity Club, of the New England Woman's Press Association, of the Moral Education Association, of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, of the beneficent society connected with the New England Conservatory of the Cercle Francais de l'Alliance, and of the Society for the University Education of Women."
Daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Bellamy) Bailey. Married Dr. Oliver Crane on Sept. 1, 1891.
Burial location taken from Massachusetts, Death Records.
From "Representative women of New England" c. 1904 Boston , MA. (available on-line)
"SIBYLLA ADELAIDE BAILEY CRANE was born in East Boston, Mass., July 30, 1851, daughter of Henry Bailey and his wife, Elizabeth Bellamy. Her father was a contractor and builder. His ancestors were residents of Scituate, Mass. Her mother, a native of Kittery, Me., was the daughter of John H. and Fanny (Keen) Bellamy and grand-daughter of John Bellamy, Jr., of Kittery, who married November 21, 1791, Tamsen, daughter of Samuel King and Mary (Orne) Haley.
Sibylla A. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Boston, and for a number of years she followed the profession of teacher in that city. She was a lover of music and the fine arts, and became an accomplished performer on the piano and a pleasing vocalist.
On September 1, 1891, she was married in Boston to the Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, a native of Montclair, N.J., and a graduate of Yale College, class of 1845. Dr. Crane had been a missionary in Turkey for some years in his early manhood, and later pastor of a Presbyterian church in Carbondale, Pa. before marriage Mrs. Crane had made a brief trip to Euro])e. After that event she accompanied her husband in an extended foreign tour, travelling in the British Isles, on the Continent, and in the East, spending a winter in Cairo and visiting Syria, the scene of Dr. Crane's missionary labors many years before. A large number of photographs and other souvenirs attested the assiduity with which their labors as collectors were pursued, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Alhambra. On their return from abroad they took up their residence in Boston. Here Dr. Crane died on November 29, ]89(i.
Mrs. Crane was loved l)y a large circle of friends, not only for her talents and social qualities, but also for her amiable disposition, which was a marked trait in her character from childhood. She inherited an admirable physique, and had superior executive ability, which made her a good' presiding officer. She was prominent in musical and social circles and in various patriotic and other organizations, and contributed liberally for the advancement of many worthy objects.
At the time of her death, which occurred in February, 1902, she was president of the Daughters of Massachusetts, vice-president of the Wednesday Morning Club, vice-president of the Castilian Club, and vice-regent of the Boston Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was for several years treasurer of the New England Woman's Club and a member of the Executive Council of the Boston Woman's Business League, also a director in the Woman's Club House Corporation, a member of the Woman's Charity Club, of the New England Woman's Press Association, of the Moral Education Association, of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, of the beneficent society connected with the New England Conservatory of the Cercle Francais de l'Alliance, and of the Society for the University Education of Women."
Burial location taken from Massachusetts, Death Records.
From "Representative women of New England" c. 1904 Boston , MA. (available on-line)
"SIBYLLA ADELAIDE BAILEY CRANE was born in East Boston, Mass., July 30, 1851, daughter of Henry Bailey and his wife, Elizabeth Bellamy. Her father was a contractor and builder. His ancestors were residents of Scituate, Mass. Her mother, a native of Kittery, Me., was the daughter of John H. and Fanny (Keen) Bellamy and grand-daughter of John Bellamy, Jr., of Kittery, who married November 21, 1791, Tamsen, daughter of Samuel King and Mary (Orne) Haley.
Sibylla A. Bailey was educated in the public schools of Boston, and for a number of years she followed the profession of teacher in that city. She was a lover of music and the fine arts, and became an accomplished performer on the piano and a pleasing vocalist.
On September 1, 1891, she was married in Boston to the Rev. Dr. Oliver Crane, a native of Montclair, N.J., and a graduate of Yale College, class of 1845. Dr. Crane had been a missionary in Turkey for some years in his early manhood, and later pastor of a Presbyterian church in Carbondale, Pa. before marriage Mrs. Crane had made a brief trip to Euro])e. After that event she accompanied her husband in an extended foreign tour, travelling in the British Isles, on the Continent, and in the East, spending a winter in Cairo and visiting Syria, the scene of Dr. Crane's missionary labors many years before. A large number of photographs and other souvenirs attested the assiduity with which their labors as collectors were pursued, from the Pyramids of Egypt to the Alhambra. On their return from abroad they took up their residence in Boston. Here Dr. Crane died on November 29, ]89(i.
Mrs. Crane was loved l)y a large circle of friends, not only for her talents and social qualities, but also for her amiable disposition, which was a marked trait in her character from childhood. She inherited an admirable physique, and had superior executive ability, which made her a good' presiding officer. She was prominent in musical and social circles and in various patriotic and other organizations, and contributed liberally for the advancement of many worthy objects.
At the time of her death, which occurred in February, 1902, she was president of the Daughters of Massachusetts, vice-president of the Wednesday Morning Club, vice-president of the Castilian Club, and vice-regent of the Boston Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was for several years treasurer of the New England Woman's Club and a member of the Executive Council of the Boston Woman's Business League, also a director in the Woman's Club House Corporation, a member of the Woman's Charity Club, of the New England Woman's Press Association, of the Moral Education Association, of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, of the beneficent society connected with the New England Conservatory of the Cercle Francais de l'Alliance, and of the Society for the University Education of Women."
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