Ancestry of
Ben Jealous

President and CEO of NAACP

Mary Craig

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• • 5th Great-grandmother of Ben Jealous — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 155 
  • Father:
  • Nathan Craig 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Choate   
  • Birth Date:
  • 1 Sep 1786 
  • Birth Location:
  • Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Aug 1849 
  • Death Location:
  • Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Rawson Brook Burial Ground, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Samuel Watson Jr.
  • Marriage Date:
  • AFT 24 Aug 1811 
  • Marriage Location:
  • prob. Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  Laura A. Watson (Ahnentafel No:77 )

  • Notes: 

  • Mary Craig's given name is also seen as Polly.

• Sources for Mary Craig

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A027258.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 05/23/2023).
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Leicester, Vol. 1, p. 228, Marriage intention for Samuel Watson Jr. and Mary Craige.

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