 1828 - 1887 (59 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
John Crosby |
| Born |
1 Nov 1828 |
Hampden, Penobscot, Maine  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Co-founder of the Washburn-Crosby Company, the forerunner of the General Mills Corporation. |
| Died |
29 Dec 1887 |
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota |
| Buried |
29 Dec 1887 |
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
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John Crosby Headstone
John Crosby Headstone
Plot: Section 10, Lot 143, Grave 11.5 |
| Person ID |
I25834 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Family 1 |
Olive Loring Muzzy, b. 24 Jun 1841, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine , d. 24 Jun 1876, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine (Age 35 years) |
| Married |
22 May 1866 |
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Crosby, Sr, b. 23 Aug 1867, d. 1 Mar 1962 (Age 94 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Caroline Macomber Crosby, b. 19 Nov 1871, d. 7 Mar 1950 (Age 78 years) |
| + | 3. Franklin Muzzy Crosby, Sr, b. 16 Jan 1875, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine , d. 29 Jun 1947, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (Age 72 years) [Birth] |
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| Documents |
 | John and Olive (nee Muzzy) Crosby Marriage Record
John and Olive (nee Muzzy) Crosby Marriage Record |
| Last Modified |
21 Oct 2016 |
| Family ID |
F8257 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 1 Nov 1828 - Hampden, Penobscot, Maine |
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 | Married - 22 May 1866 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |
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 | Married - 1879 - Minnesota |
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 | Died - 29 Dec 1887 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota |
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 | Buried - 29 Dec 1887 - Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States |
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| Photos |
 | John Crosby
John Crosby was a businessman and early partner in the Washburn-Crosby Company (the predecessor of General Mills).
History of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Part II, Issac Atwater Editor, Munsell & Company Publishing 1893. Page 608. |
 | East Side Milling District, 1923
East Side Milling District, 1923, History Of Minneapolis, Page 363, Volume 1 |
| Documents |
 | John Crosby
John Crosby, History Of Minneapolis, Page 4, Volume 2 |
 | John Crosby
John Crosby, History Of Minneapolis, Page 5, Volume 2 |
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