Margaret Ann McBride Crandall

• BIRTH 1 Jun 1794 Chestertown, Warren County, New York, USA
• DEATH Aug 1845 (aged 51) La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
• BURIAL La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 116808880

Margaret McBride Crandall, a couple stories As derived from a talk given by Eva C. Johnson, 1953 "Margaret was the fifth child and oldest daughter of Abigail, born in Chester, Washington County, New York, in June 1795. In 1811 when she was 16 years old, she was married to David Crandall. She was the mother of 12 children, eight of whom grew to maturity....Evan Green (secretary to the Prophet Joseph Smith), Amasa Lyman, and William Cahoon toured New York state as missionaries of the Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

They found the McBrides, and David and Margaret McBride Crandall living in Villanova, Chautaqua County, New York. They were good listeners, believed the religion, and were baptized in June 1833. These good people were very kind to the elders who were travelling in those days without purse or script. They shared their shelter and urge to gather with the Church, and sold at great sacrifice (as many converts did) their farms and homes and moved to Kirtland, Ohio one hundred thirty-five miles away.

They assisted in the building of the city and gave of their means for the building of the Kirtland temple...She also went through the trials and tribulations of Kirtlandand Nauvoo. When her youngest son, Nelson D Crandall was 11 years old, she died at LaHarp, Hancock county, Illinois in August 1845. LaHarp is just a few miles from Nauvoo. Her husband, David Crandall, married again and remained in Illinois where he died in 1861."

"One of the greatest tributes to Margaret McBride Crandall is the loyalty of her children. They did what their mother would have them do. They came to the valleys with the Saints- and they came together and stayed together. her daughters were skilled in the arts of homemaking which involved many arts in those days...they in turn passed their skills on down to their daughters." [2]

Parents
Daniel McBride 1766–1823
Abigail Mead McBride 1770–1854

Spouse
David Crandall 1795–1861 (m. 1810)

Siblings
Samuel McBride 1789–1874
Daniel McBride 1791–1865
Cyrus Gideon McBride 1800–1883
Reuben McBride 1803–1891
Martha McBride Knight Smith Kimball 1805–1901

Children
Mariah Crandell 1812–1841
Eliza Crandall Deal 1816–1901
Myron Nathan Crandall 1818–1860
Spicer Wells Crandall 1822–1879
Emeline Crandall Bird 1824–1898
Laura Crandall Bird 1828–1905
Martin Pardon Crandall 1830–1895
Lucian Delancy Crandall 1832–1884
Nelson David Crandall 1834–1893

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116808880/margaret-ann-crandall

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