Margaret CRAGG^[1]

1814 - 1850  (35 years)

• Name	Margaret CRAGG
  Birth	24 Feb 1814	Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Feb 1850	Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada
  Burial	Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada
  Notes	Margaret had Henry prior to her marriage to James. All known at present is that she wasn't married prior to James Wells. There is a note from Isaac Cragg's material that states Margaret Cragg married Jimmy Wells and Henry was born before she was married. Also Miss Morrow married Henry Wells Cragg, Bob, Tim Johnny, David, Mary Ann Lizzie. 2nd Polly Holmes Richard, Joe, Frank, Washington, Ettie [1] In 1824, at the age of 10, she obtained work at Catshaw Factory for two years at two shillings per week. She got a position at Prescot, Canada as soon as the family reached there. She was happy there until the other sisters left Prescot. Being so far from her loved ones finally became too much for her and she made her way to Reach with her brother, Timothy, who had to discharge a debt for her of 100 dollars. She stayed with her brother, Isaac for a while but, by 1839, she was working near Brantford for the Wells family. She later married William Wells and they had three children. Margaret died young and William Wells married again to a woman who was not very kind to the step-children. Nancy May ran away to her uncle Isaac who stood by her and later found her a good home. [seems to be some confusion regarding her husband's name - marriage certificate and Isaac's diary substantiates James, not William. No mention of a Nancy May elsewhere.] [3, 4]
  Person ID	I584	Ancestors
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2002

  
  

  Father	David CRAGG,   b. 11 Apr 1769, Greenbank, OverWyresdale, Lancashire, England d. 1 Feb 1835, Greenbank, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary "Molly" PYE,   b. 3 Feb 1785, Over Wyresdale, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 22 Sep 1823, Greenbank, OverWyresdale, Lancashire, England (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1807	Lancaster, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Lancaster Monthly Meeting
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	________   d. ?
  Children	1. Henry (CRAGG-->) CRAIG,   b. 1835, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 18 Jul 1898, Mayville, Fremont Twp., Tuscola Co., MI, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	James WELLS,   b. 24 Jan 1815, Yorkshire, England d. 20 Nov 1889, Fremont Twp., Sanilac Co., MI, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1836	Whitby, ON, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Robert WELLS,   b. 3 Jun 1837, Markham, ON, Canada d. 10 Apr 1910, Woodville, ON, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. Mary Ann WELLS,   b. 15 Jun 1839, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 6 Feb 1896 (Age 56 years)   3. Jennet "Jane" WELLS,   b. 14 Aug 1840, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 12 Dec 1917, Port Perry, ON, Canada (Age 77 years)   4. Agnes WELLS,   b. 24 Sep 1842, Greenbank, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 10 Feb 1929, Hackney, Cowley Co., KS, USA (Age 86 years)   5. William WELLS,   b. 1843, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada d. 17 May 1862, St. Louis, MO, USA (Age 19 years)   6. James K. WELLS,   b. 29 Jun 1849, ON, Canada d. 20 Jun 1921, Fremont Twp., Tuscola Co., MI, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 29 Aug 1836 - Whitby, ON, Canada Burial - - Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank, Reach Twp., Durham Co., ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Cragg Headstone at Bethel Cemetery, Greenbank, Ontario The north side of the headstone

  
  

  Histories

  James and Margaret (Cragg) Wells Short sketch on James and Margaret. Article taken from "The History of Tuscola County" (Michigan) by H. R. Page Co., Chicago, 1883. Contributed by Bonnie Petee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Information from Stan Johnson & Merl Bartley. [S35] Quaker Registers, Lancaster Monthly Meeting. [S46] David Cragg, Diary. [S31] Georgina Fandrey (nee: Cragg), The Craggs of Greenbank.