Colonel George Tahkarihoken Croghan - Need Clarification

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yesterday at 11:21 PM

I just noticed that this cousin lived to be so old I doubted his dates are correct. Notes in his profile state:

George Croghan (c. 1718 – August 31, 1782) was an Irish-born fur trader

which also indicates he was born in Ireland, not in VA.

I don't know these folks, just discovered them in a pathway I was looking at, so I'm wondering if his info has been confused with someone else by the same name or something as to why things aren't matching up.

Thanks in advance for any clarification on his dates, place of birth, etc.

yesterday at 11:25 PM

Ancestry trees I'm seeing in his Hints don't show any parents for him and have this info:

George Croghan
BIRTH1725 Ireland

Spouse
Chalakatha Woman (1740–)

Children
Christine Ohtowakheson (1758–1780)
Catherine Adonwentishon (1759–1837)

So this matches the info in his profile about being born in Ireland, and has his Native daughter Catherine connected to him.

I'm even more inclined to think two George Croghans have maybe gotten mixed up. ?

yesterday at 11:39 PM

According to Ancestry, the Col. George Croghan who was the son of Lucy (Clark) Croghan has this info:

George Croghan

BIRTH 15 NOVEMBER 1791 • Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, Colonial America

DEATH 8 JANUARY 1849 • New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

which makes a lot more sense for his dates and age at the time of his death.

yesterday at 11:42 PM

His Find-a-Grave has those same dates as on Ancestry:

U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Source info
Birth, Marriage & Death
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Name George Croghan

Birth 15 November 1791 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death 8 January 1849 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Burial Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States of America

Spouse Serena Eliza Croghan

Father William Croghan

Mother Lucy Croghan

Children St. George Louis Livingston Croghan

- - -

So, he appears to be a totally different man than the indian trader who married a Native American wife, etc.

Today at 12:01 AM

Here we go.

This is the George Croghan who died in New Orleans:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Croghan_%28soldier%29

and here is the George Croghan who was born who was the indian trader:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Croghan

These are the two men whose dates and other info has gotten mingled into this one profile as the same man, which they clearly weren't.

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