Birth: 21 July 1923 622 Montgomery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA
Father: Constant Robert Craig 1895-1934
Mother: Nelda Norine Belton 1898-1974
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Betty Jean Rossiter 1923-2007
Death: 28 January 2009 Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Buried: Section 8, Lot 124E, Mount Hope Cemetery, West Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Robert C Craig 1947
David Craig 1949
Carolyn Elizabeth Craig [Hitterman] 1952
Suzanne Beth Craig [Abatsis] 1954-a2009
Daniel Eric Craig 1958
Sharon J Craig 1962
In 1924 the family were living at 622 Montgomery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York from the New York city directory.
In the 1930 census as Canstant (sic - in the index, Constant on the orginal) Craig aged 6, born in New York, and living with his married mother (Melva) born in Canada, father born in England, and three sisters (Dorcas, Nelda and Norine) at 12 Tallman Street, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.
His father died in New Jersey in 1935.
In the 1940 census as Constent (sic - in the index, Constant on the orginal) Ernest Craig aged 16, born in New York, and living with his widowed mother (Melda) and three sisters (Dorcas Ruth, Nellie Clara and Norine) at at 510 Tallman Street, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, same as in 1935.
Entry in Ancestry U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 for Constant E Craig born in 1923 of Onondaga, New York, enlisted 13 February 1943 in Syracuse, New York. Single, height 69, weight 147. 1 year college, General industry clerks.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 for Constant E Craig 1 May 1951 Delaware Administrative Division, Communications and Records Section, Office Management Branch salary $3450.
His daughter was born in Syracuse in 1954.
Entry in Ancestry U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 for C Ernest Craig born on 21 July 1923, address 26 Duggan Rd, Acton, MA, 01720-2037 (1993) and another for Ernest C Craig address 26 Duggan Rd, Acton, MA, 01720-2037 (1993).
His wife died at Duggan Road, Acton, MA, USA in 2007.
Entry in Ancestry U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 for C Ernest Craig born 21 July 1923, social security number issued in New York before 1951, died 28 January 2009, last residence 01720 Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Entry in Find A Grave for C Ernest Craig 21 July 1923 - 28 January 2009 at Section 8, Lot 124E, Mount Hope Cemetery, West Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Army WWII. "[C] Ernest Craig/S Sgt US Army/World War II/[JAN] 21 1923 Jan 28 2009/Betty Jean Craig/Mar 4 1923 Jun 24 20[07]" parts are obscured in the photograph.
Entry in Ancestry United States Obituary Collection for C Ernest Craig died on 1 (sic) January 1970 in Acton, obituary 1 February 2009 in Westford Eagle, Marshfield, MA. His parents were Constant R. and Nelda (Belton) Craig, sibling Dorcas LeMoyne of Seattle, Wash, his wife Betty Jean (Rossiter) Craig, his children Carolyn Hitterman of Casa Grande, Ariz., Suzanne Abatsis of Stow and Sharon Craig of Acton; Robert Craig of Westford, David Craig of Cazenovia, N.Y., and Daniel Craig of Merrimack, N.H, 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Similar information is in the Boston Globe, Boston, MA except the date of death is 28 January 2009 with text "Craig, C. Ernest Of Acton, January 28, 2009. Husband of the late Betty Jean (Rossiter) Craig; Father of Robert C. Craig of Westford, David E. Craig of Cazenovia, NY, Carolyn Hitterman of Casa Grande, AZ; Suzanne Abatsis of Stow, Daniel E. Craig of Merrimack, NH & Sharon J. Craig of Acton; brother of Dorcas Lemoyne of Seattle, WA. Private funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 710 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032 Fowler - Kennedy Funeral Home"
There are two entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for C Ernest Craig, one born in 1923 in Syracuse, New York, USA and his death in 2009 in Concord, MA, and another gives the date of birth as 21 July 1923, his marriage to Betty Rossiter, his daughter Suzanne Beth, and his death on 28 January 2009.
Entry in Darlene's Family Tree for C Ernest Craig born 21 July 1923 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, married Betty Jean Rossiter, and his death on 28 January 2009 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
William-J-Hannaiii has an entry for C. Ernest Craig born 21 July 1924, and the births of his children.
Constant Ernest Craig was the father of Suzanne Beth Craig, wife of David Charles Abatsis, son of Ivadelle Helen Erickson, wife of Mauro Paul Duca, husband of Sylvia Mclaughlin Matthews, my half third cousin.
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