The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER. 541
who died, leaving one daughter, Nancy, now living;
secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Noah Davis,
of Roxbury. By the latter connection, Mr. Crane
had six children, four of whom are now living;
one of these, Nathaniel, contributed the material for
this sketch. To the same individual we are also
under obligations for information concerning the
Butler School (p. 457-460).
Mr. C. died on the 10th of November, 1817, in
the 61st year of his age. His widow survived him
twenty-two years, and died November 4th, 1839,
aged 71. His father deceased in the year 1780; his
mother, March 20th, 1819. As an instance of longevity in the family, it may be mentioned that his
mother took him one day, when young, to see two
grandmothers, two great-grandmothers, and one
great-great-grandmother.
Mr. Crane was modest and unassuming in his deportment, firm in his opinions, industrious and enterprising in business, conscientious, tolerant and
liberal in his religious views, republican in politics,
a pleasant friend and an honest man.
FRANCIS PERRY taught the south school in Dorchester, previous to the 11th of June, 1791. He
states, in a letter from Hallowell, Me., of the above
date, that he is out of health-has had but ~45
salary in Dorchester-that his expenses were ~19
10s. for board, and for clothing ~12 —leaving him
only 13s. lOd. He would like to renew his services
as teacher in town, but wishes the compensation increased to ~56.
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