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registered as " Stephen Clark Crosby", died on December 19, 1891 at age
67	years, 8 months, and 16 days, thus he was born on April 3, 1824. Stephen C. Crosby is buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery and it states he died on December 20, 1861 which is incorrect. His wife, Charity Bortle is also buried in this cemetery with a headmarker. This record names his parents as "Abijer Crosby and Betsy Crosby", and it says he was born in Genesee Co., NY and has been in Schoharie Co. for 50 years.
While his death record says he was born in Genesee Co., he is listed in the 1855 State Census of Middleburgh as born in "Albany Co., NY".
Stephen Clark Crosby and Charity Bortle Crosby's children are:
A.	Menzo J. Crosby - born May 15, 1847 and died on April 26, 1917 in Middleburgh. He is buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery in Lot #132 with a headstone that says he died on April 26, 1917 at age 69.
B.	Morjiana D. Crosby - born 1849 according to the 1850 census.	She
died on May 5, 1851 per the Middleburgh Cemetery Website, but it is not correct for she is living in the 1860 census with family.
C.	Althea Crosby - born 1853 according to the 1870 census.
D.	Amanda Crosby - born 1857 according to the 1870 census. She	died
on April 3, 1873 and is buried in the Middleburgh Cemetery.
E.	Nancy C. Crosby - born 1859 according to the 1870 census.
IV.	Lorana Crosby - born in 1827 as found in the 1860 census of
Middleburgh with her husband, Ransom Barton, age 31, with one child, Channing, age 1, male. They resided a few houses from her brother, Abiel Crosby. By 1870, Lorana was out of the family and Ransom Barton was living in Middleburgh with or married to a younger woman, Amanda Barton age 20, and children, Channing 11, Elizer 6, and Jane 1. Lorana's death is recorded in the Middleburgh Town Clerk's Office. It says "Loresia Barton" died on May 23, 1894 at age 68 years, 6 months, and 20 days, or born on November 3, 1825. She is buried in the Middleburg Cemetery with a headstone that says "Lorana Barton" died on May 23, 1894 and was
68	years, 6 months, and 27 days old. This record also said she was born in "Genesee, NY" and was the daughter of "Abjah Crosby and Betsey Crosby". Lorana Crosby Barton and Ransom Barton had the following children:
A.	Channing Barton - a son born in 1859 according to 1860 census.
B.	Elizer Barton - born in 1864 according to 1870 census.
C.	Jane Barton - born in 1869 according to 1870 census.
V.	George W. Crosby - born in May 1832 as listed on the 1900 Census of
Middleburgh, NY. In the 1855 Census of Middleburgh, he gives his place of birth as Albany Co., NY. In 1860, he is living in Middleburgh, age
29,	with wife, Amanda Crosby, and one daughter, Bernice Crosby, age 5.
He was living next door to his brother, Hiram Crosby and family. In 1870, George is age 40 with wife, Amanda, Bernice, age 14, Hattie 13,
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