Francis CRAGIN^[1]

1743 - 1826  (83 years)

• Name	Francis CRAGIN
  Birth	2 Mar 1742/1743	Acton, Middlesex Co, MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1776	Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH   [3, 4]
  Death	26 Aug 1826	New Ipswich, NH   [5]
  Person ID	I2870	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John CRAGGEN,   b. 25 Mar 1701, Woburn, Middlesex Co, MA d. 23 Jan 1794, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Judith BARKER,   b. 7 Nov 1701, Concord, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 26 Dec 1762, Acton, Middlesex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1728
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth LAW,   b. Abt 1743, Acton, Middlesex Co, MA d. Abt 1767, Acton, Middlesex Co, MA (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1766	Acton, Middlesex Co, MA   [6]
  Children	1. Francis CRAGIN,   b. 24 Oct 1773, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 18 Jan 1852, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sibbel PIPER,   b. 20 Feb 1749/1750, Acton, Middlesex Co, MA d. 16 May 1809, New Ipswich, NH (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1773	Acton, Middlesex Co, MA   [6]
  Children	1. Sibbel CRAGIN   d. 1 Sep 1780, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH   2. Anna CRAGIN   d. 16 Sep 1791, Temple, Hillsborough Co, NH
  Family ID	F336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Rebecca BARRETT,   b. 1745, Acton, Middlesex Co, MA d. 1838, New Ipswich, NH (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1810  [7]
  Family ID	F337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  SEE HARD FILE FOR DESCENDANTS: History of New Ipswich, NH

  
  

• Sources

  . Francis and Anna were twins. [S128] Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts To The Year 1850., ((Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1923)). p. 30. [S5113] 1860 US Census / Lowry, William. [S5116] Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Holbrook, New Hampshire 1776 Census, ((Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1976)). p. 33. [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. 2. [S128] Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts To The Year 1850., ((Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1923)). p. 150. [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. 14.