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Margaret Conn McCracken

Birth
Death
13 Feb 1870 (aged 61–62)
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
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Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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Wife of George. They were married on 30 Jul 1827 at the Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The 1830 and 1840 US Census for Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA enumerates George McCrackin and his family.

George during the American Civil War mustered in at Wilmington, Delaware as a private in the Delaware 8th Infantry,Company B, on 26 August 1864 and died of disease at the Augur General Hospital near Alexandria, Virginia on 6 June 1865.

Mother of Elizabeth, John, Lovina, Margaret, Rebecca and William, all who died as infants and are buried at the Wilmington-Brandywine Cemetery with their mother. Three children, George, Alfred and William are known to have lived to adulthood.George and Alfred also were Delaware Civil War veterans.

George however is buried in the Civil War veterans section of the cemetery.

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Alexander McCracken, Fifer/Drummer, 2nd Delaware Infantry, Company K, died of disease.
Henry McCracken Private, 1st Delaware Infantry, Company B,
died of disease on 6 June 1864 at the Andersonville Prison.
Wife of George. They were married on 30 Jul 1827 at the Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The 1830 and 1840 US Census for Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA enumerates George McCrackin and his family.

George during the American Civil War mustered in at Wilmington, Delaware as a private in the Delaware 8th Infantry,Company B, on 26 August 1864 and died of disease at the Augur General Hospital near Alexandria, Virginia on 6 June 1865.

Mother of Elizabeth, John, Lovina, Margaret, Rebecca and William, all who died as infants and are buried at the Wilmington-Brandywine Cemetery with their mother. Three children, George, Alfred and William are known to have lived to adulthood.George and Alfred also were Delaware Civil War veterans.

George however is buried in the Civil War veterans section of the cemetery.

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Alexander McCracken, Fifer/Drummer, 2nd Delaware Infantry, Company K, died of disease.
Henry McCracken Private, 1st Delaware Infantry, Company B,
died of disease on 6 June 1864 at the Andersonville Prison.


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  • Created by: kwmtex
  • Added: May 2, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189383687/margaret-mccracken: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret Conn McCracken (1808–13 Feb 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 189383687, citing Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by kwmtex (contributor 48390766).