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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power
These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon
County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all
necessary research to document what is contained herein.
CRESSE, GEORGE
, was born May 16, 1808, in Cape May county, N. J., came to Springfield, Ill., in Aug., 1839. In the spring of 1841 he returned to New Jersey, and was there married, Sept. 2, 1841, to Maria Marcy, who was born Feb. 17, 1823, near Hartford, Conn. He came with his bride back to Sangamon county, arriving Nov. 10, 1841. They moved to Menard county, and had four children. The family moved back to Sangamon county, near Pleasant Plains, in 1857, where they had one child. Of their five children--
ELLEN, born in Menard county, married Robert Council. See his name.
EDWARD M., CATHARINE L., (is a teacher,) MATTHEW W., and CORDELIA S. reside with their father.
Mrs. Maria Cresse died April 22, 1862, and George Cresse, with his two sons and two daughters, reside adjoining Sherman on the northwest.--1874.
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