Col. Hiram Benjamin Crosby
1831-1900
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)
- 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