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Rev Benjamin Franklin Crary

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Rev Benjamin Franklin Crary

Birth
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Death
16 Mar 1895 (aged 73)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Add to Map
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Section GHT Site 275
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He was married 1st to Melvina Rawlings (1825-1860) in 1823. He was married 2nd to Mary Francis Sorin (1838-1904) in 1861.

He served in the Civil War as Chaplain for the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Regiment. After being captured by Nathan Bedford Forrest, the famous Confederate General, he translated the biography of Napoleon from French into English.

He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Indiana in 1865. During his life, he was a lawyer, a Methodist Minister, and a College President.
He was married 1st to Melvina Rawlings (1825-1860) in 1823. He was married 2nd to Mary Francis Sorin (1838-1904) in 1861.

He served in the Civil War as Chaplain for the 3rd Minnesota Volunteer Regiment. After being captured by Nathan Bedford Forrest, the famous Confederate General, he translated the biography of Napoleon from French into English.

He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of Indiana in 1865. During his life, he was a lawyer, a Methodist Minister, and a College President.

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