Col. Hiram Benjamin Crosby

1831-1900

Col. Hiram Benjamin Crosby
Col. Hiram B. Crosby, ca 1865

Hiram B. Crosby was a Dartmouth class of 1854 graduate, a colonel with the 18th and 21st Connecticut Infantry who was honorably discharged in 1864; later an attorney and Counsellor at law with an extensive practice in Westchester County NY.

Much more information about Hiram will be added in time. This website is a work-in-progress.

Father: Hiram Crosby (1806-1879)
Mother: Nancy Elizabeth Carew (1810-1890)

Spouse: Margaret Anna Ackerman (1843-1924) 

Children:
  • Hiram Bedford Crosby (1872-1948) 
  • Margaret Acherman Crosby (1873- ? )
  • William Carew Crosby (1875- ? )
  • John Spencer Crosby (1878- ? )
  • Helen Bancroft Crosby (1879- ? )
  • Thoman Gresham Crosby (1880-1932)
  • Constance C. Crosby (1883-1945)
  • Alpheus Dixi Crosby (1885- ? )
  • Gertrude Crosby (1888-1891)
  • Elizabeth Ackerman Crosby (1891- ? )

Timeline

  • 1931

    December 25 - Born in Norwich, Connecticut. The first of 2 children born to Hiram and Nancy Elizabeth (nee Carew) Crosby. 

  • 1854

    Graduates from Dartmouth College.

  • 1862

    Enlistes in the 18th Connecticut and is transferred to the 21st Connecticut.

  • ~1865

    Marries Margaret Anna Ackerman.

  • 1872

    July 24 - Son Hiram born.

  • 1873

    July 4 - Daughter Margaret born.

  • 1874

    Sister Elizabeth Ann (Crosby) Lucas dies aged 40.

  • 1875

    October 9 - Son William born.

  • 1878

    February 6 - Son John born.

  • 1879

    August 4 - Daugher Helen born.
    September 7 - Father dies aged 73.

  • 1880

    November 26 - Son Thomas Gresham born.

  • 1883

    January 12 - Daughter Constance born.

  • 1885

    February 22 - Son Alpheus Dixi born.

  • 1888

    May 30 - Daughter Gertrude born.

  • 1890

    April 11 - Mother dies aged 79.

  • 1891

    April 6 - Daughter Elizabeth born.

  • 1900

    October 7 - Dies in New York City, aged 68 years. 

Last updated: 16 July 2023

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