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Peter Cruikshank

Male <1803> - 1884


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  • Name Peter Cruikshank 
    Born <1803> 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 5809C01CA18790449382164F6C7134C589B5 
    _UID E8B400B664A88A47B9A28374CF2A4E0BD302 
    Died Aug 1884  Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE & DEATH: "Peter [Cruikshank], who married Elizabeth McKnight, inherited and resided upon the home farm. He died August 1884, at the age of 81 years, leaving four sons and two daughters residing in Salem or its vicinity. (From THE SALEM BOOK, published in 1896, by The Salem Review Press, FHL Film # 1033778, Part 3, p. 50)

      Father of Robert Cruikshank (1836)

      CENSUS: Peter Crookshenks <1803> family found in the 1850 Census of Salem, Washington, New York. (Roll: M432_611; Page: 275; Image 207. (Ancestry.com).)
      Peter Crookshenks 43 M Farmer $3960 N Y
      Elizabeth Crookshenks 37 F N Y
      James Crookshenks 16 M Laborer N Y
      Robert Crookshenks 14 M N Y
      William J Crookshenks 11 M N Y
      Hannah E Crookshenks 9 F N Y
      Emily Crookshenks 1 F N Y
      Peter Crookshenks 77 M None N Y

      MARRIAGE NOTE ERROR:From the Fitsh Gazzetter: "Peter Crookshank Jr., farmer, [lived] on S. W. half of his father's farm; m. a daughter of Russel Basset, & has several children, James A. married." It turns out that it was James M Cruikshank who married Russell Bassett's daughter, Ann Eliza. See notes for Ann Eliza.
    Person ID I6900  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 18 May 2015 

    Father Peter Cruikshank,   b. 10 Mar 1773, Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1856, Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margaret McMurray,   b. <1772>,   d. 6 Jun 1848, Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Nov 1795  Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth McKnight 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Cruikshank,   b. Sep 1836, Salem, Washington, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Apr 1902  (Age ~ 65 years)
     2. William Cruikshank
     3. Peter Cruikshank
     4. daughter Cruikshank
     5. second dau Cruikshank
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 
    Family ID F2481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart