Col. Ebenezer Crafts was born in Pomfret, September 3, 1740, and graduated from Yale college in 1759. At the commencement of the Revolutionary war he organized a company and joined the army at Cambridge in 1775. He was a man of great energy and firmness of character, and resided here until his death, May 24, 1810, aged seventy years.
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts, son of Ebenezer Crafts, was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 6, 1768, graduated from Harvard college, in July, 1759, and came to this town with his father. In 1792, he was elected clerk of the town, which office he held by yearly elections until 1829, when he declined it, after having served the town faithfully for thirty-seven years. In 1793, he was elected a member of the convention to revise the constitution of the State and in 1796, was elected a member of the legislature. The two following years he was chosen clerk of the same, and was subsequently elected to the legislature in 1800, 1801, 1803, and 1805. From 1800 to 1810, he held the office of assistant judge of the county court, and after that time, till 1816 was chief judge. From 1807 to 1813, he was a member of the council of the State, and in 1816, was elected a member of the house of representatives in congress, being continued a member eight years. He was again elected to the State council, and also chief judge of the county court three years, and was then elected governor of the State, holding that office for 1829-‘30 and 1831. In 1829, he was a member of the constitutional convention and was elected president of that body. Soon after retiring from the office of governor, he was appointed on a committee to decide on a place for the State House, the materials of which it should be built, etc. In 1842, he was appointed by the executive committee of the State to a seat in the senate of the United States in place of Judge Prentiss, who had resigned. At the next meeting of the legislature he was elected by that body for the remainder of the term for which Judge Prentiss had been elected. He died November 19, 1853, aged eighty-five years.
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts, son of Ebenezer Crafts, was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 6, 1768, graduated from Harvard college, in July, 1759, and came to this town with his father. In 1792, he was elected clerk of the town, which office he held by yearly elections until 1829, when he declined it, after having served the town faithfully for thirty-seven years. In 1793, he was elected a member of the convention to revise the constitution of the State and in 1796, was elected a member of the legislature. The two following years he was chosen clerk of the same, and was subsequently elected to the legislature in 1800, 1801, 1803, and 1805. From 1800 to 1810, he held the office of assistant judge of the county court, and after that time, till 1816 was chief judge. From 1807 to 1813, he was a member of the council of the State, and in 1816, was elected a member of the house of representatives in congress, being continued a member eight years. He was again elected to the State council, and also chief judge of the county court three years, and was then elected governor of the State, holding that office for 1829-‘30 and 1831. In 1829, he was a member of the constitutional convention and was elected president of that body. Soon after retiring from the office of governor, he was appointed on a committee to decide on a place for the State House, the materials of which it should be built, etc. In 1842, he was appointed by the executive committee of the State to a seat in the senate of the United States in place of Judge Prentiss, who had resigned. At the next meeting of the legislature he was elected by that body for the remainder of the term for which Judge Prentiss had been elected. He died November 19, 1853, aged eighty-five years.
Col. Ebenezer Crafts was born in Pomfret, September 3, 1740, and graduated from Yale college in 1759. At the commencement of the Revolutionary war he organized a company and joined the army at Cambridge in 1775. He was a man of great energy and firmness of character, and resided here until his death, May 24, 1810, aged seventy years.
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts, son of Ebenezer Crafts, was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 6, 1768, graduated from Harvard college, in July, 1759, and came to this town with his father. In 1792, he was elected clerk of the town, which office he held by yearly elections until 1829, when he declined it, after having served the town faithfully for thirty-seven years. In 1793, he was elected a member of the convention to revise the constitution of the State and in 1796, was elected a member of the legislature. The two following years he was chosen clerk of the same, and was subsequently elected to the legislature in 1800, 1801, 1803, and 1805. From 1800 to 1810, he held the office of assistant judge of the county court, and after that time, till 1816 was chief judge. From 1807 to 1813, he was a member of the council of the State, and in 1816, was elected a member of the house of representatives in congress, being continued a member eight years. He was again elected to the State council, and also chief judge of the county court three years, and was then elected governor of the State, holding that office for 1829-‘30 and 1831. In 1829, he was a member of the constitutional convention and was elected president of that body. Soon after retiring from the office of governor, he was appointed on a committee to decide on a place for the State House, the materials of which it should be built, etc. In 1842, he was appointed by the executive committee of the State to a seat in the senate of the United States in place of Judge Prentiss, who had resigned. At the next meeting of the legislature he was elected by that body for the remainder of the term for which Judge Prentiss had been elected. He died November 19, 1853, aged eighty-five years.
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts, son of Ebenezer Crafts, was born in Woodstock, Conn., October 6, 1768, graduated from Harvard college, in July, 1759, and came to this town with his father. In 1792, he was elected clerk of the town, which office he held by yearly elections until 1829, when he declined it, after having served the town faithfully for thirty-seven years. In 1793, he was elected a member of the convention to revise the constitution of the State and in 1796, was elected a member of the legislature. The two following years he was chosen clerk of the same, and was subsequently elected to the legislature in 1800, 1801, 1803, and 1805. From 1800 to 1810, he held the office of assistant judge of the county court, and after that time, till 1816 was chief judge. From 1807 to 1813, he was a member of the council of the State, and in 1816, was elected a member of the house of representatives in congress, being continued a member eight years. He was again elected to the State council, and also chief judge of the county court three years, and was then elected governor of the State, holding that office for 1829-‘30 and 1831. In 1829, he was a member of the constitutional convention and was elected president of that body. Soon after retiring from the office of governor, he was appointed on a committee to decide on a place for the State House, the materials of which it should be built, etc. In 1842, he was appointed by the executive committee of the State to a seat in the senate of the United States in place of Judge Prentiss, who had resigned. At the next meeting of the legislature he was elected by that body for the remainder of the term for which Judge Prentiss had been elected. He died November 19, 1853, aged eighty-five years.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
