Forest's paternal grandparents were
Capt Elisha Cranson and Abigail (Baldwin) Cranson
m. Aug. 18, 1821 Lucy Warren of Ashfield
Forest enlisted in the War of 1812 from Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y.
After his mother's death, Forest's father Jonathan headed west to New York State, and possibly Michigan. He is found in 1810 Census found in Smithfield, Madison County, N.Y. with wife and children. The memorial linked below which indicates burial in Ashfield in 1799 is not accurate. A detailed and well researched summary can be found about Jonathan on Rootsweb.
History of Buckland by Kendrick w/genealogies by Kellogg pg 435:
CRANSON, Forest, s. of Jonathan and Martha (Vincent) of Ashfield, b. Oct. 17, 1795 in Ashfield, vet. of war of 1812; d. Mar. 7, 1888; m. Aug. 18, 1821, Lucy dau. of Timothy and Lucinda (Meacham) Warren of Ashfield, b. Aug. 26, 1802; d. Mar. 3, 1890. They came to Buckland about 1850. In 1886 they celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Children:
Nathan lived in Twingsbury, O.
Lucinda, m. Henry W. Smith res. Northampton
Clarissa, m. ____ Fenton res. Vt.
Joel, m. Martha Burnham of Windsor
Joshua b. Ashfield
Mary 1849-1851
Thomas S. b. Ashfield
Otis m. Eliza F Smith
two others names not known
The Buckland Union Cemetery Assoc. is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument repair and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
Forest's paternal grandparents were
Capt Elisha Cranson and Abigail (Baldwin) Cranson
m. Aug. 18, 1821 Lucy Warren of Ashfield
Forest enlisted in the War of 1812 from Scipio, Cayuga County, N.Y.
After his mother's death, Forest's father Jonathan headed west to New York State, and possibly Michigan. He is found in 1810 Census found in Smithfield, Madison County, N.Y. with wife and children. The memorial linked below which indicates burial in Ashfield in 1799 is not accurate. A detailed and well researched summary can be found about Jonathan on Rootsweb.
History of Buckland by Kendrick w/genealogies by Kellogg pg 435:
CRANSON, Forest, s. of Jonathan and Martha (Vincent) of Ashfield, b. Oct. 17, 1795 in Ashfield, vet. of war of 1812; d. Mar. 7, 1888; m. Aug. 18, 1821, Lucy dau. of Timothy and Lucinda (Meacham) Warren of Ashfield, b. Aug. 26, 1802; d. Mar. 3, 1890. They came to Buckland about 1850. In 1886 they celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Children:
Nathan lived in Twingsbury, O.
Lucinda, m. Henry W. Smith res. Northampton
Clarissa, m. ____ Fenton res. Vt.
Joel, m. Martha Burnham of Windsor
Joshua b. Ashfield
Mary 1849-1851
Thomas S. b. Ashfield
Otis m. Eliza F Smith
two others names not known
The Buckland Union Cemetery Assoc. is a non-profit, all volunteer organization, that gratefully accepts donations for monument repair and grounds keeping. Mail your contribution payable to BUCA, P.O.Box 69, Buckland MA 01338-0069.
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