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James Augustus Crawford was born on October 19, 1818 in Long Reach, New Brunswick and came to Oxford County, Canada West in June 1836 with his parents, Benjamin and Catherine, when he was 18 years old. He worked on his father’s farm and drove teams of oxen carrying wheat and salt to London, Brantford and Hamilton for his father, who operated a teaming business. On November 16, 1847 he married Sarah Jane Harris, the daughter of Elisha and Amelina (nee Loomies) Harris of West Oxford Township, and had ten children together. They settled on his farm, on the east half of Lot 14, Concession 3 in North Oxford Township. He was elected School Trustee of School Section No. 4 for several years and was on the board of St. James Anglican Church in Ingersoll. Following the death of his wife, James Augustus would married his brother Daniel’s widow, Elizabeth Ann Medhurst Mathew Crawford, and lived on the farm left to her by her husband on the east half of Lot 14, Concession 2, North Oxford. Ann would pass away in June 1884, and James Augustus moved to London, where he died on November 10, 1886.
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Long Reach, New Brunswick
North Oxford Township, Oxford County
London, Ontario
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Farmer