Wednesday, February 6

William Clark Durant


William Clark Durant 1 .
Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915 for Rebecca F. Crapo
William married3  Rebecca Folger Crapo 2  daughter of Henry Howland Crapo and Mary Ann Slocum on 29 Nov 1855 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. They were married on 29 Nov 1855.

Rebecca was born on 26 Mar 1833 in New Bedford, Maine, USA. She died on 8 Feb 1924 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

Rebecca was counted in a census4  in 1850 at  New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.




Appendix A  -  Sources


  1.  Steve Riddle, World Connect Project pages of Steve Riddle  (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=sriddle).
  2.  Steve Riddle, World Connect Project pages of Steve Riddle .
  3.  Compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915  (Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.name:  William C. Duranttitles & terms:        event:     Marriageevent date:            29 Nov 1855event place:   New Bedford, Massachusettsgender:               Maleage:               28marital status:  race:       birth date:              birthplace:             marriage registration year:               marriage registration place:              estimated birth year:           1827father:           Stephen H.father's titles & terms:        mother:  Annmother's titles & terms:                spouse:  Rebecca F. Crapospouse's titles & terms:      spouse's race:      spouse's marital status:               spouse's father:    Henry H.spouse's father's titles & terms:         spouse's mother: Mary A.spouse's mother's titles & terms:         record number:    137film number:  1433013digital folder number:         4279778image number:    00432number of images:         https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWBK-W32.
  4.  Compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1850 United States Federal Census  (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.name:      Rebecca T Craporesidence:             New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusettsage:      17 yearscalculated birth year:      1833birthplace:    Massachusettsgender:       Femalerace (original):        race (expanded): death month:        death year:        film number:         14703digital gs number:    4194639image number:    00275line number:             39dwelling house number:        1485family number:           2169marital status:             free or slave:                        Household            Gender  AgeHenry H Crapo        M             46yMary A Crapo                F              45yMary A Crapo                F              22yWm W Crapo M             20y          Rebecca T Crapo             F              17ySarah B Crapo              F              15yLucy A Crapo F              13yRhoda M Crapo            F        11yhttps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD9V-9KD.

2 comments:

JM25DEC46 said...

Obit in newspaper:

Mrs. R. C. Durant
age 91
died Friday 08 Feb 1924
[Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA]

mother of W. C. Durant

W.C. Durant motor car magnate
and head of the Durant Motors corporation
is the only surviving child
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Durant]

Mrs Durant = Rebecca Crapo
father: Henry H. Crapo
governmor of Michigan 1865 - 1869

mem of Dau of Am Rev
organized the Flint Chapter

sister: Mrs. Sarh Ross of Boston
brother: William W. Crapo of New Bedford, Mass

burial in Woodlawn cemetery New York

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Ludington Daily News
Feb 10, 1924
Sunday

Flint, Mich.
Feb 9

Durant's Mother, 91 Passes Away in Flint

Page 7 Col 5 bottom of column

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=b0M2c_1WBrUC&dat=19240210&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

JM25DEC46 said...

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