Casper Crowninshield (1837 - 1897)

Biography
'''Brvt. Brig. Gen. Casper Crowninshield''' was born on 23 Oct 1837 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to George Casper Crowninshield (1812 - 1857) and Harriet Elizabeth Dickason Sears (1814 - 1873) and died on 10 Jan 1897 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; he is burried at Christ Church, Sears Memorial Chapel. He started at Harvard College from 1856 and graduated in 1860. He faught in the Civli War and rose to the rank of Colonel. Crowninshield was Colonel but recived the award of brevet Brigigidier General and held high commands, which were: Crowninshield entered the war as a private in the 4th Battalion of the Massachusetts Militia and rose the the ranks throught the war to becoming a Breveted Brigidier General. He was promoted to Captain on 18 Aug 1861, Major on 31 Jan 1863, Lieutenant Colonel on 18 Mar 1864, Colonel on 18 Nov 1864 and was nominated the rank of Brevet Brigidier General on 21 Feb 1866 by President Andrew Johnson. The award was confirmed by the United States Senate on 10 Apr 1866.
 * Company D, 20th Regiment Massachustts Volunteer Infantry
 * 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Cavalry
 * Reserve Brigade, 1st Division (Merritt's), Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah
 * 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shendandoah

Lineage
Johannes Richter was born in 1605 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Bad dude ub 1653 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He married in 1632 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to Anna. She was born in 1608 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and died in 1653 in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Their child was: Johann Casper Richter was born in 1634 in Lepzig, Saxony, Germany and died on 19 Dec 1711 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. His child was: Dr. Johann Casper Richter von Kronenshceldt was born on 22 Jun 1661 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany and died on 19 Dec 1711 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He married on 5 Dec 1694 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Elizabeth Allen. She was born on 17 Aug 1672 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Jacob Allen (1653 - 1712) and Elizabeth Clifford (1659 - 1707) and died in 1711 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. Their children were: Capt. John Crowninshield was born on 19 Jan 1696 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 26 May 1761 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He is buried in Burying Point Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts He was married on 27 Sep 1722 in the Old East Church between Hardy and Bently Streets by the pastor of the church in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Anstiss Williams. She was born on 25 Dec 1700 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 10 Sep 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. Their children were: Capt. George Crowninshield was born on 6 Aug 1734 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 15 Jun 1815 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 27 Jul 1757 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Mary Derby. She was born on 12 Nov 1737 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Richard Derby (1712 - 1783) and Mary Hodges (1713 - 17170) and died on 26 Nov 1813 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Capt. Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield was born on 27 Dec 1772 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 3 Feb 1851 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 1 Jan 1804 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Boardman. She was born on 13 May 1778 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Francis Boardman (1748 - 1792) and Mary Hodges (1752 - 1828) and died on 5 Oct 1840 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. George Casper Crowninshield  was born in 1812 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 18 Jan 1857 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 2 Feb 1837 in Paris, France to Harriet Elizabeth Sears. She was born in 1814 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Hon. David Dears (1787 - 1871) and Miriam Clark (1789 - 1870) and died in 1873 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 1) Johann Casper Richter was born in 1634 in Lepzig, Saxony, Germany and died on 19 Dec 1711 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 1) Dr. Johann Casper Richter von Kronenshceldt was born on 22 Jun 1661 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany and died on 19 Dec 1711 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He married on 5 Dec 1694 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Elizabeth Allen. She was born on 17 Aug 1672 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died in 1711 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 1) Capt. John Crowninshield was born on 19 Jan 1696 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 26 May 1761 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He married on 27 Sep 1722 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Anstiss Williams. She was born on 25 Dec 1700 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 10 Sep 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 2) Capt. Clifford Crowninshield was born on 10 Dec 1699 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 4 Apr 1776 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He married first on 15 May 1721 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Martha Hillard. She was born on 4 Apr 1704 to Joseph Hillard (1672 - 1746) and Rachel Allen (1675 - 1746) and died on 30 Aug 1736. He married second on 6 Jan 1736/37 to Christian Bray. She was born on 19 Mar 1694 to Robert Bray, Jr. ( - ) and died on Feb 1784 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. She married first on 1 Jun 1716 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to William Cash, Jr. He was born on 13 Feb 1693 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to William Cash (1668 - 1729) and Sarah Flinder (1670 - ).
 * 3) Mary Crowninshield was born on 23 Jul 1706 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 1 Oct 1706 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 4) Capt. Richard Crowninshield was born 28 Dec 1708 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 2 Sep 1744 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, North America. He was married by Rev. Thomas Prince ( - ) on 21 Aug 1734 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Elizabeth Day. She was born on 19 Jan 1703/04 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Joseph Day (1672 - 1747) and Elizabeth Gooch (1674 - 1724) and died on 21 Aug 1744 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.
 * 1) Anstiss Crowninshield was born on 27 Apr 1727 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died in 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. She was twins with Elizabeth Crowninshield (1727 - 1799). Anstiss married first 27 Apr 1749 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Christopher Babbidge, Jr.. He was born in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Christopher Babbidge (1678 - 1755) and Lydia F. Martson (1684 - 1755) and died in 1751. She married second on 20 Jul 1760 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to William King. He was born in about 1729 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Samuel King ( - ) and Elizabeth Barton ( - ) and died on 26 Sep 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. He was baptized on 4 May 1729 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 2) Elizabeth Crowninshield was born on 27 Apr 1727 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 19 Apr 1799. She married on 23 Apr 1761 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Elias Hasket "King" Derby. He was born on 16 Aug 1739 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Richard Derby (1712 - 1783) and Mary Hodges (1713 - 1770) and died on 8 Sep 1799 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 3) Capt. John Crowninshield, Jr. was born on 21 Dec 1728 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 24 Jun 1766. He is buried in Burying Point Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married first on 6 Feb 1753 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Eunice Nutting. She was born on 7 Jun 1730 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America John Nutting (1693 - 1790) and Ruth Gardiner ( - ) and died on 24 Jun 1766 in Massachusetts, North America.
 * 4) Sarah Crowninshield was born on 30 Apr 1730 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 8 Oct 1793 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 15 Jun 1758 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Edward Gibaut. She was his first wife. He was born on 1 Nov 1728 in Guernsey, England and died on 1 Nov 1803 in Massachusetts, North America. He married second to Abigail Yell ( - ).
 * 5) Capt. Jacob Crowninshield was born in 1732 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 29 Sep 1774 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America. It is unknown which woman he married first. He married on 30 Mar 1756 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Hannah Carlton. She was born on 26 Jul 1734 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Samuel Carlton ( - ) and died on 14 May 1824 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She is is buried in Broad Street Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 6) Capt. George Crowninshield was born on 6 Aug 1734 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 15 Jun 1815 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 27 Jul 1757 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Mary Derby. She was born on 12 Nov 1737 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Richard Derby (1712 - 1783) and Mary Hodges (1713 - 17170) and died on 26 Nov 1813 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 1) Sarah Crowninshield was born in about 1764 and died in 1779.
 * 2) Capt. George Crowninshield, Jr. was born on 27 May 1766 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 26 Nov 1817 on board his ship in Salem Harbor in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He never married, however he did have a girlfriend.
 * 3) Capt. Hon. Jacob Crowninshield was born on 31 Mar 1770 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 15 Apr 1808 in Massachusetts, USA. He is buried Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married Sarah "Sally" Gardner. She was born in 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to John Gardner (1736 - 1816) and Sarah Derby (1747 - 1774) and died on 20 May 1807 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 4) Capt. John Crowninshield III was born in 1771 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 10 Apr 1842 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married in 1814 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to his cousin Maria Crowninshield ( - ).
 * 5) Capt. Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield was born on 27 Dec 1772 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 3 Feb 1851 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 1 Jan 1804 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Boardman. She was born on 13 May 1778 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Capt. Francis Boardman (1748 - 1792) and Mary Hodges (1752 - 1828) and died on 5 Oct 1840 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 6) Capt. Richard Crowninshield was born in 1774 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 18 Aug 1844 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married Ann Sterling. She was born in about 1776 and died on 1 Jun 1840 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She was the widow of Capt. Unknown O'Brien ( - ).
 * 7) Edward Crowninshield was born in 1776 and died on 15 Feb 1793 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 8) Mary Crowninshield was born on 24 Sep 1778 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 20 Sep 1835 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 12 Dec 1802 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Hon. Nathaniel Silsbee. He was born on 14 Jan 1773 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Nathaniel Silsbee (1748 - 1791) and Sarah Becket (1750 - 1832) and died on 14 Jan 1850 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 1) Elizabeth Boardman Crowninshield was born in 1804 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 28 Jul 1884 in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Lot: Beech Avenue, Lot 113. She married on 10 Mar 1884 in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Rev. William Mountford. He was born on 31 May 1816 in Kiddermister Were Forrest, Worcestershire, England and died on 20 Apr 1885 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 2) Mary C. Crowninshield was born on 9 Aug 1809 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  and died on 30 Mar 1893 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. She was married by Rev. Samuel K. Lothrop ( - ) on 1 Jan 1834 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Charles Mifflin. He was born on 18 Jul 1805 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 9 Dec 1875 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 3) Benjamin Varnum Crowninshield was born on 22 May 1809 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died of nervous fever on 26 Jan 1829 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA .
 * 4) Col. Hon. Francis Boardman Crowninshield was born 23 Apr 1809 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  and died on 8 May 1877 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 20 Mar 1832 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  to Sarah Gool Putnam. She was born on 1 Jun 1810 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA  to Hon. Samuel Putnam, Esq. (1876 - 1853) and Sarah Gooll (1772 - 1864) and died on 10 Dec 1880 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 5) George Casper Crowninshield was born in 1812 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 18 Jan 1857 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 2 Feb 1837 in Paris, France to Harriet Elizabeth Sears. She was born in 1814 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Hon. David Dears (1787 - 1871) and Miriam Clark (1789 - 1870) and died in 1873 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 6) Lucia Crowninshield was born on 2 Feb 1812 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 3 Feb 1812 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 7) Anna Casper Crowninshield was born on 19 Sep 1815 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 27 Feb 1905 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Forrest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 3 Apr 1839 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Dr. Jonathan Mason Warren. He was born on 5 Feb 1811 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Dr. John Collins Warren (1778 - 1856) and Susan Powell Mason (1780 - 1841) and died on 19 Aug 1867 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Forrest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 8) Anstis Williams Crowninshield was born on 22 Oct 1815 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 27 Feb 1905 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She was baptized on 27 Sep 1749 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Forrest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 27 Sep 1749 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Christopher Babbidge, Jr. ( - ).
 * 9) Maj. Edward Augusts Crowninshield was born on 25 Jul 1817 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 20 Feb 1859 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Plot: Oak Avenue, Lot: 3026. He married on 15 Jan 1840 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Caroline Maria Welch. She was born on 26 Mar 1820 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Francis Welch (1776 - 1867) and Margaret Crease Stackpole (1784 - 1830) and died on 11 Oct 1897 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Plot: Oak Avenue, Lot: 3026.
 * 10) Lucy Ann Crowninshield was born on 15 Dec 1818 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 27 Feb 1905 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Forrest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 3 Apr 1839 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Dr. Jonathan Mason Warren. He was born on 5 Feb 1811 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Dr. John Collins Warren (1778 - 1856) and Susan Powell Mason (1780 - 1841) and died on 19 Aug 1867 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Forrest Hills Cemetery and Crematory in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
 * 1) Col. Casper Crowninshield was born on 23 Oct 1837 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 10 Jan 1897 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Christ Church Unity Boston in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married to Elizabeth Copley. She was born on 30 Jul 1848 and died in 1872 in Dublin, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA.
 * 2) Harriet Sears Crowninshield was born on 23 Sep 1896 and died on 18 Aug 1905. She married Isaac Norris III. He was born on 2 Aug 1865 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA to Isaac Norris, Jr. (1834 - ) and Carla Victoria Lamb (1833 - ) and died on 6 Jul 1936 in Radnor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.
 * 3) Elizabeth Copley Crowninshield was born on 16 Jun 1871 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 28 Nov 1915. She married on 4 Jun 1891 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. to George Lee Peabody. He was born on 16 May 1865 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel Endicott Peabody (1825 - 1909) and Marion Cabot Lee (1828 - 1911) and died on 9 Feb 1911 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.