| Birth | August 27, 1768, Newark, NJ |
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| Father | Benjamin Crane | ||
| Mother | Phoebe Meeker | ||
| Marriage |
Elizabeth Ostrander Mary Steele |
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| Death |
June 29, 1845, Amsterdam, NY Green Hill Cemetery |
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Biography of J.H. Crane, Son of Caleb Camp
From History of the County of Schenectady, N. Y., from 1662 to 1886 George Rogers Howell, John H. Munsell
This gentleman, who is one of the oldest and most highly respected
merchants in Schenectady City or County, was born in Amsterdam,
Montgomery County, April 22, 1813.
His father was Caleb C. Crane, who was born in Newark, N. J., April
17, 1768. He was but a lad at the time of the destruction of Newark
by the British in revolutionary times, and with many others fled to
the high ground from which he viewed the burning of the town. That
was one of the most memorable days in the history of Newark, and it
was with streaming eyes that many then saw their homes swept away
under the torches of the ruthless invaders. But it was such scenes
that fired the American heart with hatred for the oppressors of
Americans, and nerved desperate men to press forward to victory.
During all the years that followed, Caleb C. Crane never quite
forgot the feeling of resentment which took root in his being on
that occasion. When he reached maturity, being of an ambitious turn
of mind, he resolved to strike out for himself in some other part of
the then new country. He made his way to a point two miles north of
where the village of Cranesville, Montgomery County, now is, and
there, in the midst of an almost undisturbed wilderness, made a
settlement.
Buying lands he improved them and made a home for himself and his
family, and there he lived out the remainder of his allotted years,
and died, passing into the local history as one of the pioneers of
that section.
Of the fourteen children of Caleb C. Crane, J. H. Crane was the
eighth born. His early years were passed on his father's farm. The
common schools of the time and place supplied him the only means of
education. As he neared manhood it became evident to him that he was
not physically strong enough to make a successful farmer of himself,
and he concluded to enter upon a mercantile career as soon as an
opportunity should present itself. He came to Schenectady January 1,
1835. He first found employment for several years in a hotel, and
later he kept the Givens House four years. In 1849 he formed a co
partnership with Mr. Marcus N. Millard, which has continued
uninterruptedly through a period of more than thirty-six years to
the present time, Mr. Crane facetiously remarking that he and Mr.
Miller "had yet to have their first quarrel." This business has kept
pace with the public progress, and they have ever held a place among
the leading merchants of Schenectady. Mr. Crane is an old school
Democrat, but is not inclined to take any active part in politics.
He was married in 1844 to Cordelia A. Seely, of New York, and
resides at No. 24 Church street.
Caleb Camp Crane5 (Benjamin4,
John3, Azariah2, Jasper1) was born
Aug. 27, 1768. He married 1st, Elizabeth Ostrander, who died leaving
one child. He then married Mary Steel, who was born June 24, 1778.
They resided in Amsterdam, N. Y. The locality where he settled was
called Crane's Hollow for him. He died in the summer of 1845.
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