HUGH CRAWFORD 1 June 1827, Ballyrobin
JOSEPH CRAWFORD 1 October 1828, Ballyrobin
SALLY CRAWFORD 16 May 1831, Ballyrobin
ELIZA CRAWFORD 10 February 1833, Ballyrobin
WILLIAM CRAWFORD 3 May 1835, Ballyrobin
JOHN CRAWFORD 19 February 1837, Ballyharvey
2. HUGH BOYD CRAWFORD was born in Ballyrobin, the parish of Kilead, the county of Antrim 1 June 1827. Hugh, a "whipmaker" married ELIZABETH CALDWELL, a "factory girl" 9 April 1852 at St. Anne's Church, Belfast. (p.775, schedule G, marriage registrar, Belfast.) Elizabeth was born to Elizabeth (Graham) and Matthew Caldwell 1 January 1831 near her husband's birthplace according to her obituary.
Hugh and Elizabeth emigrated to America with their family in 1863. They sailed on October 28 on the S.S. Sidon from Liverpool and Queenstown with a total of 491 passengers, all in steerage. They arrived in New York on 30 November. Three sisters of Elizabeth came to America at other times: Ann Caldwell who arrived in 1849, Jane Caldwell who arrived in Boston in 1852, and Mary Caldwell Hoye who came with her husband Alexander and their children in 1866. Jane Caldwell, "Aunt Jane", was a spinner, then a preparer and a supervisor of her department. All of the family came to Dudley to work at Stevens Linen Mill and are listed in the old mill payroll books.
Hugh was a sturdy looking man, round and ruddy cheeks, dark brown hair and sideburns. Hugh worked as a machinist at Stevens Linen Works in Dudley until his death. He was naturalized in Worcester at the Superior Court in 1869. He was a member of the Church of the Reconciliation in Webster and was a selectman in Dudley for eight years. Hugh and Elizabeth both died of pneumonia at the end of April 1893. They are buried with their unmarried daughters, Anna and Margaret at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Webster.
The children of Hugh and Elizabeth born in Ireland included:
+ 3. i. ANNE J. CRAWFORD born July 185(2); died 30 December 1933.
+ 4. ii. JOHN MORRISON CRAWFORD born 25 December 1855; married MARY WADSWORTH BURNETT at Webster, MA 3 August 1882; died in Dudley 12 May 1929.
+ 5. iii. JOSEPH CRAWFORD born March 1858; married KATE E. MANSFIELD; died 3 December 1926.
+ 6. iv. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD born June 1860; married FRED C. CRAWFORD; died 30 November 1923.
+ 7. v. MARGARET D. CRAWFORD born April 186(3); died in 1931.
3. ANNE JANE CRAWFORD was born in Belfast abt 185(2). She was baptized at Christ Church in Belfast (IGY). She did not marry. She was a spinner and a gunny weaver at Stevens. She lived at 19 W. Main St in Dudley and was known as Aunt Annie. She died 30 December 1933 in her 80's.
4. JOHN MORRISON CRAWFORD was born in Belfast 25 December 1855. He was working as an office boy at the Stevens Linen Works by the age of 15 according to the Dudley census of 1870. The story is that he would take a donkey down to the Webster post office to collect the mail. John later was a bookkeeper at Stevens and became agent in 1907. He married MARY WADSWORTH BURNETT on 3 August 1882 at the Church of the Reconciliation in Webster.
He was active in this church,and affairs in town such as the Nichols Academy and belonged to many organizations including the Gutezeit Club. He was a Dudley Public Library trustee for more than 20 years. The ancestry of May is well-documented back to John Alden on the Mayflower. Mary died in Worcester 27 July 1924. John died in Dudley 12 May 1929. Both are buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Webster with their children.
The children of John and May born at Dudley were+ 8. i. MURIEL BURNETT CRAWFORD born 28 July 1883; married LOUIS O. HOWARD at Webster 28 August 1908; died 12 July 1974 in Haverhill, MA.
+ 9. ii. HUGH WADSWORTH CRAWFORD born 22 August 1884;
married PEARLE EMOGENE LONGLEY 15 August 1914;
died in Brookline, MA 2 March 1951
5. JOSEPH CRAWFORD was born in Belfast March 1858. He was baptized at Christ Church there (IGY). He went to school in Dudley, according to the 1870 census. He worked at Stevens Linen for more than 50 years. Joe was a shipping clerk and later the paymaster. He also was a town treasurer for many years, as well as town clerk and a selectman. He married KATE E. MANSFIELD (b. Oct 1860)of Webster (18) or (20) September 1883. They lived in a house next to the Dudley library. Joseph died 3 December 1926 the day after he retired from the mill according to his obituary. He is buried with his wife and her family in the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Joseph and Kate had one child:
10. MARION CRAWFORD born June 1886 at Webster; married MYRON FREEMAN; no children; both died at Webster on the same day in 1954.
6. ELIZABETH CRAWFORD was born in Belfast June 1860. She was baptized at Christ Church in Belfast. (IGY). Lizzie was a weaver at Stevens Mill. She married FRED CARROLL CRAWFORD, an accountant for the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, 1 October 1885, by the Methodist Pastor. Fred was born April 1859 to James Crawford of Webster, unrelated to Hugh, and to Emily Munyan. James Crawford came from the Crawfords of Oakham, Mass to work in Dudley. Fred and Lizzie lived at 18 Schofield Avenue, Dudley. Elizabeth is listed as a teacher in the town on her marriage record. She was a partial invalid for some time before she died. Elizabeth died in November 1923 and is buried at the Mt. Zion Cemetery with Fred and his parents.
The children of Elizabeth and Fred were:
11. i. ETHEL(died as an infant)
+ 12. ii. SIDNEY CRAWFORD born Dec 1892; worked as a designer for the Slater Woolen Mill; moved to Worcester, later to Maine.(Children Bruce and young Sid)
7. MARGARET CRAWFORD was born in Belfast April 186(2). She did not marry and lived on Main St. with her sister Annie. Margaret was known as Aunt Maggie. She was the third librarian at the Dudley Public Library on Village Street (1909-1931). She died in 1931.
8. MURIEL BURNETT CRAWFORD was born 28 July 1883 at Dudley. She was an artist. She married LOUIS ORRIN HOWARD of Webster 28 August, 1908. Louis was the son of Webster businessman, Mart Howard, who was well known for his experiences in the Klondike during the Gold Rush of 1897. Louis became a professor of mining and metallurgy and dean of the School of Mines at Washington State University. Muriel died 12 July 1974 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Louis died in Whitman Cty, WA 14 May 1944.
The children of Muriel and Louis Howard were:
13. i.LYDIA WADSWORTH HOWARD born 31 May 1909 at Dudley. She married RICHARD RUCKER 11February 1967. Lydia died 23 September 1997.
14. ii. BETTY BURNETT HOWARD born about 1911 at Cleveland, OH. She was married to ROBERT MCFARLANE and died in Washington.
15. iii. MURIEL HOWARD, born August 1913 at Salt Lake City. She married WILLARD ORMSBY and they lived first at Pendleton, OR, later at Spokane. She died 27 June 2009.
16. iv. LOUISE HOWARD, born 29 May 1915 at Salt Lake City. She died in Washington Jan 1987.
17. v. SYLVIA HOWARD, born about 1916 at Salt Lake City. She married ROBERT KROHN and lived at Spokane. Sylvia died at New Brighton, MN 9 October 2004.
9. HUGH WADSWORTH CRAWFORD was born 22 August 1884. Hugh attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He married PEARLE EMOGENE LONGLEY 15 August 1914 at Winchester, MA.
Pearle was the seventh child of John Fred and Nancy Jane (Dow) Longley. She was born 13 January 1891 at Plymouth, Maine. Hugh worked in the mill becoming agent on the death of his father in 1929. He purchased Stevens Linen Mill from JP Stevens in 1939. He was an enthusiast of horses, boats and cinematography. Pearle graduated from Tufts University and taught at Tourtellotte High School before their marriage. Hugh and Pearle were both trustees of the Dudley Library. She was a great seamstress, raised collies, and wrote articles about the history of the mill. Hugh died 2 March 1951. Pearle died 30 December 1971 at Webster.
The children of Hugh and Pearle born at Worcester include:
18. i. NANCY JANE CRAWFORD born 7 June 1917;
married FREDERICK STEPHEN WAITE 8 October 1938 at Webster;
died 15 May 2008, at Auburn.
19. ii. JULIA BURNETT CRAWFORD born 5 August 1921;
married THEODORE WEYANT LANMAN 29 October 1949; divorced 1970;died 31 January 2002.
20. iii. HUGH WADSWORTH CRAWFORD, JR. born 21 March 1923;
married HARRIET KIMBERLY 10 March 1945.
