William Montgomery Crane (1776-1846)

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William Montgomery Crane

NationalityAmerican 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1.2.1776 - Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey ref:950
First Known Service23.5.1799USNR-1834
FatherBrigadier-General William Crane (1747-1814)ref:950
MotherAbigailref:950
WifeElizabethref:950
Last Known Service31.8.1842ref:1212
Date of Death18.3.1846 - Washington, D.C. ref:950
Cause of DeathSuicide by cutting throatref:950

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
23.5.1799 MidshipmanUSNR-1834
18031804
Vixen (12) 1803-1812
American 12 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant		B052
181216.7.1812
Nautilus (12) 1803-1812
American 12 Gun
Unrated Schooner
, Lieutenant, and Commanding Officer		NW1812
4.3.1813 Master CommandantUSNR-1814
1814 
John Adams (30) 1799-1829
American 30 Gun
5th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		B173
24.11.1814 CaptainUSNR-1818
3.7.1815 
Independence (74) 1814-1913
American 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		DANFS
18271831
Java (44) 1815-1842
American 44 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer		E-WIKI
6.5.184131.8.1842Appointed to the Board of Navy Commissionersref:1212
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