Re: Elder John Crandall
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In reply to:
Elder John Crandall
Cecilia Smith 8/10/13
Hi Cecelia,
The family association is still alive and well, but our old web site had to come down because the server closed. Were slowly putting up a new one but it takes time.
Paul Gifford, an EJC descendant, wrote an excellent article that appeared in RI Roots several years ago (Dec 2008?) regarding EJC's ancestry. His parents are James and Eleanor. Unfortunately that is not as glamorous as Elizabeth Drake and "Sir" John Candall so some people insist on keeping the now disproved parentage - or they simply do not care about accuracy!. Paul's article was well-researched and based on work with the actual parish records. Between Paul and another CFA member, Herb Crandell, we have learned much more about Elder John's roots and about the Crandalls in general. We now have info for a couple more generations prior to EJC.
There may still be old copies of the article available from the RI Genealogical Society (rigensoc.org) - then you can see what Paul documented for yourself and not simply take my word for it.
We do have a new web site which is at www.crandallfamilyassociation.org but we need someone with more computer literacy than most of us on the CFA board have to get the genealogical and other info up and running.
I hope this info helps, Donna Potter
CFA #195, CFA President/Genealogist