Capt John CRAGIN

1769 - 1853  (84 years)

• Name	John CRAGIN
  Title	Capt
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	18 Mar 1769	Acton, Middlesex Co, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jun 1853  [2]
  Burial	Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH   [2]
  Person ID	I2322	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Deacon John CRAGIN,   b. 8 Jan 1728/1729, Concord, Middlesex Co, MA d. 16 May 1797 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah BARRETT,   b. 8 Feb 1731/2, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 30 May 1771, Acton, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F2270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth HEALD,   b. 23 Jul 1772, Temple, Hillsborough Co, Province of New Hampshire d. 17 Jan 1833 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1788  [3, 4, 5]
  Children	1. John CRAGIN,   b. 1789, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 1789, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 0 years)   2. Ephraim CRAGIN,   b. 18 Apr 1791, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 1868, North Anson, ME (Age 76 years)   3. Samuel CRAGIN,   b. 16 Feb 1795, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 15 Jul 1872, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 77 years)   4. John CRAGIN,   b. 16 Jan 1797, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 2 Apr 1858, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 61 years)   5. Sarah CRAGIN,   b. 28 Sep 1800, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH   6. Alvah CRAGIN,   b. 14 Aug 1802, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 24 Sep 1850, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 48 years)   7. Ruth CRAGIN,   b. Oct 1803, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 12 Nov 1828 (Age 25 years)   8. Abner B. CRAGIN,   b. 16 Jan 1806, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. Dec 1860, Panola Co, MS (Age 54 years)   9. Adeline CRAGIN,   b. 16 Jan 1808, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 9 Jun 1834, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 26 years)   10. Eleanor CRAGIN,   b. 7 Mar 1812   d. 9 Aug 1830 (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts To The Year 1850., ((Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1923)). p. 31. [S5001] Ann Mensch, abstractor, Mensch, Old Village Burial Ground, Temple, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. [S105] L. June Cragin Godley, compiler, Godley, The Cragin Story 1634-1964: Descendants, Who Bore Family Name, of John Cragin of Scotland and Massachusetts, ((Little Falls, NJ: by the compiler, 1964)). p. 17. [S130] Ernest George Walker, Walker, Embden Town Of Yore, ((Skowhegan, ME: Independent-Reporter Company, 1929)). p. 55. [S2993] Samuel Cragin, Virginia certification of death no. 2097013 (1873).