Son of William Crawford & Joanna Sleeper both born in New Hampshire.∼Son of William Crawford and Joanna Sleeper.
Died of Chronic Cystitis and Arteriosclerosis.
Married 29 Jun 1851 to Hannah Simonds.
To their union was born 7 children:
William George Crawford, Mary Emma Crawford, Charles Louis Crawford, Alice Isabel Crawford, Caroline Maud Crawford, Helen Gertrude Crawford, and Luther Crawford.
George was educated at Hebron Academy, Tilton seminary, and Proctor Academy. He settled in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1866, and was for ten years engaged in the flour and grain business on Central Street, where was later Clarence N Merrill & Son. He was an Odd Fellow, and was formerly one of the leading Democratic Politicians of the state. He was a member of the Legislature from Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1854 and 1856. In Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire he served two years as Selectman, and three years on the Superintending School Committee. He was two years Treasurer of the county and served six years as County Commissioner. He removed to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1880, where he had since resided. He was for some years connected with the New Hampshire Land Company in the purchase and control of large tracts of land in New Hampshire and Maine, and for ten years held the position of Timber Land Agent of the Fall Mountain and Winnipesaukee Paper Companies. He is now associated with his son under the firm name of GT & CL Crawford, timber land experts, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and in this connection has been engaged in examining and reporting upon large tracts of timber land in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in New York and the New England states. George had also been somewhat prominent in forestry matters in New Hampshire, and has at various times written articles for publication on the subject. He was a member of the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
Died of Chronic Cystitis and Arteriosclerosis.
Married 29 Jun 1851 to Hannah Simonds.
To their union was born 7 children:
William George Crawford, Mary Emma Crawford, Charles Louis Crawford, Alice Isabel Crawford, Caroline Maud Crawford, Helen Gertrude Crawford, and Luther Crawford.
George was educated at Hebron Academy, Tilton seminary, and Proctor Academy. He settled in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1866, and was for ten years engaged in the flour and grain business on Central Street, where was later Clarence N Merrill & Son. He was an Odd Fellow, and was formerly one of the leading Democratic Politicians of the state. He was a member of the Legislature from Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1854 and 1856. In Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire he served two years as Selectman, and three years on the Superintending School Committee. He was two years Treasurer of the county and served six years as County Commissioner. He removed to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1880, where he had since resided. He was for some years connected with the New Hampshire Land Company in the purchase and control of large tracts of land in New Hampshire and Maine, and for ten years held the position of Timber Land Agent of the Fall Mountain and Winnipesaukee Paper Companies. He is now associated with his son under the firm name of GT & CL Crawford, timber land experts, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and in this connection has been engaged in examining and reporting upon large tracts of timber land in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in New York and the New England states. George had also been somewhat prominent in forestry matters in New Hampshire, and has at various times written articles for publication on the subject. He was a member of the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
Son of William Crawford & Joanna Sleeper both born in New Hampshire.∼Son of William Crawford and Joanna Sleeper.
Died of Chronic Cystitis and Arteriosclerosis.
Married 29 Jun 1851 to Hannah Simonds.
To their union was born 7 children:
William George Crawford, Mary Emma Crawford, Charles Louis Crawford, Alice Isabel Crawford, Caroline Maud Crawford, Helen Gertrude Crawford, and Luther Crawford.
George was educated at Hebron Academy, Tilton seminary, and Proctor Academy. He settled in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1866, and was for ten years engaged in the flour and grain business on Central Street, where was later Clarence N Merrill & Son. He was an Odd Fellow, and was formerly one of the leading Democratic Politicians of the state. He was a member of the Legislature from Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1854 and 1856. In Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire he served two years as Selectman, and three years on the Superintending School Committee. He was two years Treasurer of the county and served six years as County Commissioner. He removed to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1880, where he had since resided. He was for some years connected with the New Hampshire Land Company in the purchase and control of large tracts of land in New Hampshire and Maine, and for ten years held the position of Timber Land Agent of the Fall Mountain and Winnipesaukee Paper Companies. He is now associated with his son under the firm name of GT & CL Crawford, timber land experts, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and in this connection has been engaged in examining and reporting upon large tracts of timber land in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in New York and the New England states. George had also been somewhat prominent in forestry matters in New Hampshire, and has at various times written articles for publication on the subject. He was a member of the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
Died of Chronic Cystitis and Arteriosclerosis.
Married 29 Jun 1851 to Hannah Simonds.
To their union was born 7 children:
William George Crawford, Mary Emma Crawford, Charles Louis Crawford, Alice Isabel Crawford, Caroline Maud Crawford, Helen Gertrude Crawford, and Luther Crawford.
George was educated at Hebron Academy, Tilton seminary, and Proctor Academy. He settled in Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1866, and was for ten years engaged in the flour and grain business on Central Street, where was later Clarence N Merrill & Son. He was an Odd Fellow, and was formerly one of the leading Democratic Politicians of the state. He was a member of the Legislature from Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire in 1854 and 1856. In Bristol, Grafton, New Hampshire he served two years as Selectman, and three years on the Superintending School Committee. He was two years Treasurer of the county and served six years as County Commissioner. He removed to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts in 1880, where he had since resided. He was for some years connected with the New Hampshire Land Company in the purchase and control of large tracts of land in New Hampshire and Maine, and for ten years held the position of Timber Land Agent of the Fall Mountain and Winnipesaukee Paper Companies. He is now associated with his son under the firm name of GT & CL Crawford, timber land experts, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, and in this connection has been engaged in examining and reporting upon large tracts of timber land in the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as in New York and the New England states. George had also been somewhat prominent in forestry matters in New Hampshire, and has at various times written articles for publication on the subject. He was a member of the Massachusetts Forestry Association.
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Death Cert. says he was born in New Orleans, but obit says Charleston.
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