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CRARY, Christopher
(1759-1848)
WITTER, Mary Polly
(1766-1859)
MORSE, John (Captain )
(1771-1852)
HAMLIN, Temperance
(1771-1856)
CRARY, Christopher Gore
(1806-1895)
MORSE, Aurelia
(1807-1838)
CRARY, Octavia A.
(1841-1922)

 

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Spouses/Children:
BILLINGS, Edward D.

CRARY, Octavia A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 1841, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio
  • Marriage: BILLINGS, Edward D. on 28 Oct 1868 in Lake County, Ohio
  • Died: 1922, Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio at age 81
  • Buried: 1922, South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio 8

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Octavia married Edward D. BILLINGS, son of Samuel BILLINGS and Mary R. UNKNOWN, on 28 Oct 1868 in Lake County, Ohio. (Edward D. BILLINGS was born in 1843 in Ohio, died in 1918 in Lake County, Ohio and was buried in 1918 in South Kirtland Cemetery, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio 9.)


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1 1860 US Census (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Christopher [Gore] Crary (age 54, b. MA), third wife Charlotte [Ranney] (age 46, b. PA), and children Marion (age 24, b. OH), Virginia (age 22, b. OH), Octavia (age 18, b. OH), Charles (age 14, b. OH), George (age 13, b. OH) and William (age 4, b. OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Christopher is listed as a "farmer." Marion, Virginia and Octavia are all listed as "teachers." Living next door is Charlotte's father, George Ranney, and her sister, Alice [Ranney] Axtel.

2 1850 US Census (Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Christopher G. Crary (age 44, b. MA) and children Marion (age 14, b. OH), Virginia H. (age 13, b. OH), Octavia A. (age 9, b. OH), Christopher C. (age 5, b. OH), and George E. (age 4, b. OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household is Christopher's sister Sarah A. Crary (age 50, b. MA), and William Rockefellar (age 19, b. OH), who is listed as a "farmer."

3 1920 US Census (District 99, Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio). Surety: 4. Lists Virginia Billings (age 47, b. OH) and her mother, Octavia [Crary] Billings (age 78, b. OH), widow, living in Willoughby, Ohio. Also in the household are Octavia's sisters, Marian Crary (age 84, b. OH), and Virginia [Crary] Whelpley (age 82, b. OH), widow. Virginia is listed as a "nurse," and indicates that both her parents were born in Ohio. Octavia, Marian and Virginia all indicate that their father was born in Massachusetts and their mother in Ohio.

4 1880 US Census (District 82, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Edward D. Billings (age 36, b. OH), wife Octavia [Crary] (age 38, b. OH) and children Virginia A. (age 7, b. OH) and Samuel C. (age 4, b. OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household is Edward's mother, Mary Billings (age 80, b. MA). Edward is listed as a "farmer" and indicates that both his parents were born in Massachusetts. Both Octavia and Mary Billings also indicate that both their parents were born in Massachusetts.

5 1900 US Census (District 59, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Edward Billings (age 57, b. May 1843, OH), wife Octavia [Crary] (age 58, b. Jul 1841, OH) and son, Jay (age 16, b. Oct 1888, OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Edward is listed as a "farmer," and indicates that both his parents were born in Massachusetts. Octavia also indicates that both her parents were born in Massachusetts. The couple indicate that they have been married for 32 years, and have had 4 children, 3 of whom are still living.

6 1910 US Census (District 70, Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio). Surety: 4. Lists Edward D. Billings (age 66, b. OH), wife Octavia A. [Crary] (age 67, b. OH) and daughter Virginia A. (age 37, b. OH), living in Kirtland, Ohio. Also in the household is Octavia's sister, Marion A. Crary (age 74, b. OH). Edward is listed as a "farmer, general farm," and indicates that both his parents were born in Massachusetts. Octavia and Marion also indicate that both their parents were born in Massachusetts. The couple indicate that they have been married for 41 years, and have had 4 children, 3 of whom are still living.

7 Morse, J. Howard & Leavitt, Emily W., Morse Genealogy: Comprising the Descendants of Samuel Anthony, William, and Joseph Morse, and John Moss: Being a Revision of the Memorial of the Morses Published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850. (The Morse Society: New York, 1903.), p. 221-222. Surety: 4. 1632: Captain John6 Morse, son of John5 (Issac4, Captain Joseph3, Joseph2, Samuel1) Morse, was born in Pittsfield, Mass., January 7, 1771. He removed to Kirtland, Ohio. He married March 4, 1799, Temperance, daughter of Isaac and Damaris (Grummon) Hamlin, who was born October 4, 1771. He was the first captain who refused to allow his company to use intoxicating drinks; he died at Kirtland, June 5, 1852; she died there January 23, 18---.

They had children:

I. Clarissa, born January 1, 1800; she was a mute and became a skilled musician; was trained at a school in Hartford, Conn.

II. John Flavel, born in October, 1801, married October 16, 1824, Mary, daughter of John Granger; resided at Painesville, O.; she was his cousin.

III. (Captain) Harvey H., born October 15, 1805, married October 16, 1834, Ann Holbrock; resided at Kirtland.

IV. Aurelia, born April 10, 1807, married, November 9, 1834, Christopher G. Crary, a farmer of Kirtland, born in Becket, Mass., January 22, 1806; he was county commissioner; they resided for a while at Marshalltown, Iowa; she died in Kirtland, August 5, 1843; he died there March 13, 1895; they had Children:

(1) Marion Amira Crary, born October 22, 1835,
(2) Virginia Crary, born August 23, 1837, married, May 6, 1882, W.P. Whelpel [Whelpley],
(3) Octavia Crary, born July 29, 1841, married October 28, 1868, Edward D. Billings.

8 South Kirtland Cemetery Inscriptions (Section DA, Row 8, Stone 11). Surety: 4. Billings: Octavia A./ 1841-1922

9 Ibid. Surety: 4. [W side]Edward D. Billings/ 1843-1918

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