(116) John CRAM Senior (12 Nov 1730-30 Aug 1803) & Abigail SANBORN (22 Apr 1731-4 May 1802)

116.John CRAM Senior (Jonathan, John, Benjamin, John, Thomas, John) was born on 12 Nov 1730 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. He died on 30 Aug 1803 in Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. John resided in Raymond, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. He resided in Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. John married Abigail SANBORN daughter of Reuben SANBORN Senior and Sarah SANBORN on 13 Dec 1750 in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. Abigail was born on 22 Apr 1731 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. She died on 4 May 1802 in Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA.

Notes on John CRAM Senior

He came to Raymond and lived her awhile, then moved to Pittsfield (FULLONTON-194)
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John, son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (HEATH) CRAM, was born at Hampton Falls, November 12, 1730
and died in Pittsfield, August 30, 1803. He was the first settler of Pittsfield; he was granted a large tract of
land now contained in the whole village of Pittsfield, in consideraiton of his building a mill and dam. This
tract included the farm now occupied by his great-grandson, F. E. CRAM, and this property has
never been out of the family since his time. He was a very prominent man in his time and held office of
justice of the peace. He married, December 13, 1750, Abigail SANBORN, born at Hampton Falls, May 3,
1731, daughter of Reuben and Sarah (SANBORN) SANBORN. She died in Pittsfield, May 4, 1802. Their
children were: Elizabeth, Sarah, Reuben, Jonathan, John, Ebenezer, Abigail,Tristram and Nehemiah.
(STEARNS-1391)

John and Abigail had the following children:

161 F i. Elizabeth CRAM .

162 F ii. Sarah CRAM .

163 M iii. Reuben CRAM .

164 M iv. Jonathan CRAM .

165 M v. John CRAM Junior .

166 M vi. Ebenezer CRAM .

167 F vii. Abigail CRAM .

+168 M viii. Tristram CRAM was born on 22 Aug 1770. He died on 20 Mar 1838.

169 M ix. Nehemiah CRAM .

Sources

* Joseph FULLONTON, The History of Raymond, N.H., 194.

* New England Historical and Genealogical Society, New England Genealogical Register, V10, p277.The Sanborn FamilyThe Sanborn FamilyThe Sanborn Family.

* Ezra S. STEARNS, Compiler, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, p 1391.