GED2WEB.Fact Clifford Crowninshield
Born 10 DEC 1699
Died 4 APR 1776


Parents
Johann Kasper Richter von Kronenscheldt
164419 DEC 1711
Elizabeth Allen
EST. 1672


Wife
Elizabeth Diamond
EST. 1710

Children with Elizabeth Diamond
William Crowninshield
ABT. 17341820


Wife
Martha Hilliard
4 APR 170430 AUG 1736
Married 15 MAY 1725

Children with Martha Hilliard
Joseph Crowninshield
ABT. 1726
John Crowninshield
1728
Mary Crowninshield
ABT. 1730


Wife
Christina Bray
EST. 1699
Married 6 JAN 1736/37


Other Facts
Residence Salem MA
Occupation Ropemaker & mariner

Notes
Married twice. Was an active member of the Church of England. A founder of St. Peter's Church in Salem in 1734. A member of the Vestry. His wife's family prominent in Church of England circles in Salem. He had three children by his first wife. "Clifford Crowninshield had an illegitimate son named William by Elizabeth Diamond of Marblehead MA who took the Crowninshield name." For further data see SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: "The Family of Clifford Crowninshield of Salem, Mass."