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Who was Jane, the wife of George Crombie? We don't know much about her except that she was born in England and died in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton, NY in 1907. She was 86 years old according to the local paper. George Crombie and his family arrived in the port of New York July 5, 1850. According to the passenger list of the ship, Martha's Vineyard, the family consisted of George Crambia 35, George Crambia 6, Bastencia Crambia 4, Elizabeth Crambia 34, John Crambia 13, Margt Crambia 8.
George and family are listed in the 1860 census of Albany, George Crumby 40, engineer, Jane 40, George 16, silversmith, Barbara 14, all born Scotland. I haven't found John in the 1860 census, but he and his family were in Albany in 1870. Margaret married David Aird in 1859. George, the son, moved west, settling in Chicago. George's children were born in IL. Finding this family in census records is a challenge, the name has been spelled so many ways including Crandy.
My presumption is that Jane's "legal" name was Elizabeth, and either she was called Jane, or her name was Jane Elizabeth. Daughter Margaret married David Aird, son of James and Margaret--the first three children were Asa James, Jane Elizabeth and George Crombie. Was this a modified use of a Scottish naming convention.
I think I have found George Sr. in the 1841 census for Scotland, but he is not married. He is living with a couple who I guess, based on ages, were his parents, another George and Margaret. What then about John, born about 1837. According to descendants (I'm not sure who told me this) George had a son and Margaret had a half sister who married a Griffin and lived in Amsterdam, NY. Was this John, and if it was, who was his mother. Or was this a reference to George the son?
I welcome any ideas In genealogy, no matter how hard we try, we can't make circumstantial evidence into definite proof without the proper primary evidence.
There was a Michael and Barbara Griffin, she was born in the right year, in Scotland, who lived in Amsterdam, Montgomery Co, and for a while in Wells, Hamilton Co, where George and Jane lived.
John Crombie married Ann and had 5 children, Sarah, Mary, Loretta, Rose and one other based on the 1900 census.
George married Marie and had George Aber, Richard Visser, Marie E, 4 others based on the 1900 census, and adopted Astella.
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