191. Gen. William Crane4 [64], (Stephen,3 Daniel,2 Stephen1),was twice married; his second wife being Abigail Miller, daughter of Benjamin Miller, born 1763, and died July 22, 1825.

(Her birthdate is wrong on Findagrave, it should be 1763 + 62 yrs = 1825.)

Children:

• 192— 1. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY CRANE, b. Feb. 1, 1776, in Elizabethtown, N.J. He entered the United States Navy; was midshipman. May 23, 1799; became lieutenant, July 20, 1803; commander, March 4, 1813; captain, Nov. 22, 1814. He served with distinction through the war of 1812. July, 1827, he was appointed commander of the squadron in the Mediterranean Sea. He was distinguished before Tripoli. In 1842, he became chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. He died by his own hand, in Washington, D.C. March 18, 1846, aged 61 years; no cause given for his rash act.
• 193— 2. ICHABOD B. CRANE; colonel in U.S. Army, in 1851; was commander of Governor Island.
• 194— 3. JOSEPH H. CRANE; m. Julia ELLIOT; lived in Dayton, Ohio; judge of the Supreme Court, Ohio; d. Nov. 12, 1851.
• 195— 4. MARIAH CRANE; lived with brother Joseph; UNMARRIED.
• 196— 5. JOANNA CRANE, b. 1800 [age 22, so more like 1798]; m. John MAGIE; d. Jan. 30, 1820, leaving dau. JULIA MAGIE.
• 197— 6. PHEBE CRANE, b. 1795; d. Feb. 28, 1820; UNMARRIED.

Genealogy of the Crane Family (c. 1900), p. 479.

Abigail Miller Crane

• BIRTH 1754 Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
• DEATH 22 Jul 1825 (aged 70–71) Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
• BURIAL First Presbyterian Churchyard, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 7324310

Inscription
62y

Gravesite Details
w/o Gen. William Crane

Spouse
William Henry Crane 1747–1814

Children
Maria Crane unknown–1785
Phebe M. Crane unknown–1820
William Montgomery Crane 1776–1846
Joanna M. Crane Magie 1782–1820
Joseph Halsey Crane 1782–1851
Ichabod Bennett Crane 1787–1857

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7324310/abigail-crane
191. Gen. William Crane4 [64], (Stephen,3 Daniel,2 Stephen1), was twice married; his second wife being Abigail Miller, daughter of Benjamin, born 1763, and died July 22, 1825. (1763 + 62 yrs = 1825)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 19 2023, 15:42:51 UTC