John Chrysostom McCrea and Katherine McMurray

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Husband John Chrysostom McCrea ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 Aug 1843 - Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3
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         Father: Daniel McCrea (1815-1888) 2 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Coyle (1822-1890) 4

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       Marriage: 24 Jul 1884 - Genesee, Potter Co, PA 3

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   Other Spouse: Mary Forquer (      -1878) 1 3 - 1 Jun 1869 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 3

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Wife Katherine McMurray ³

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           Born: 14 Sep 1863 - Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA 3
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         Father: Patrick McMurray (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Sarah Gilmartin (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 M George McCrea ⁶

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           Born: 1886 - Bradford, McKean Co, PA 6
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           Died: when thirteen months old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Daniel F. McCrea ⁶

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           Born: 1887 - Bradford, McKean Co, PA 6
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           Died: 24 Jun 1908 6
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3 F Clara McCrea ⁶

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           Born: 28 Apr 1892 - Bradford, McKean Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Oscar Johnson (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 10 May 1911 6

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General Notes: Husband - John Chrysostom McCrea

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When he was nine years of age his parents moved to Donegal township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, where he obtained his education in the public schools. After leaving school his first position was in the employ of his uncle, Thomas Coyle, and John Hohn, in Petroleum Center, Pennsylvania, where he drilled oil wells. Until 1877 he followed the oil fields in Venango, Armstrong and Butler counties, and for one year was chief of police in Millerstown (Chicora), Pennsylvania. In 1879 he came to Bradford, Pennsylvania, and there was chief of police until 1887, in the latter year accepting a position with the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh railroad, and special agent and claim adjuster. He remained with that company until 1912; for thirty-three years of service he neither had a vacation nor was away from his desk a single day. He later opened an investigating and adjusting agency in Bradford, but accepted no cases against the railroad, from whom he received a liberal pension and free transportation for himself and his wife for life. He was also connected as a stockholder with the Kinzua Petroleum Company of Mt. Jewett, and the Kane Petroleum & Gas Company. He was a regular attendant and member of the Roman Catholic church. He belonged to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 234; Catholic Mutual Benefit Association, No. 13; Protected Home Circle, Business Men's Association, and the Bradford Club, all of Bradford, Pennsylvania.

1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1364.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 35.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 36.

4 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 374.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 970.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 37.