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Crawford Baird

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Crawford Baird

Birth
Scotland
Death
23 Jul 1952 (aged 74)
Cereal, Hanna Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Cereal, Hanna Census Division, Alberta, Canada GPS-Latitude: 51.4184889, Longitude: -110.7789833
Plot
102b
Memorial ID
View Source
Alberta Death Registration #005-727. "Down Cereal's Memory Trails Volume 1" page 39.
Specialized in magneto work in Detroit, Michigan. Came west in 1911 and filed on a homestead at 16-30-6 W4. Built a shack, a table and some chairs. In 1912 hired someone to build a house and then went back to Ontario for his bride Bessie Hesselwood. Crawford was known for his beautiful flower gardens and fruit trees. Bessie provided room and board for the teacher, grew strawberries and raised turkeys and chickens. Crawford farmed with 6 horses and stopped work every day at 6 o'clock. He passed away at the Cereal Sports Day on July 23, 1952 at the age of 74.
Alberta Death Registration #005-727. "Down Cereal's Memory Trails Volume 1" page 39.
Specialized in magneto work in Detroit, Michigan. Came west in 1911 and filed on a homestead at 16-30-6 W4. Built a shack, a table and some chairs. In 1912 hired someone to build a house and then went back to Ontario for his bride Bessie Hesselwood. Crawford was known for his beautiful flower gardens and fruit trees. Bessie provided room and board for the teacher, grew strawberries and raised turkeys and chickens. Crawford farmed with 6 horses and stopped work every day at 6 o'clock. He passed away at the Cereal Sports Day on July 23, 1952 at the age of 74.


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  • Created by: DMRA
  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197139548/crawford-baird: accessed ), memorial page for Crawford Baird (1 Jul 1878–23 Jul 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197139548, citing Cottrell Cemetery, Cereal, Hanna Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by DMRA (contributor 49266930).