Note: Admitted 1816 - Alfred, New York

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 18, No 49, p 195, Dec. 4, 1862.
In Alfred, N. Y., November 9, 1862, of liver complaint, Mr. Clark Crandall, better known as Judge Crandall, aged 77 years, 6 months, and 22 days. He was born in Rhode Island, 1785, moved to Petersburgh, N. Y., and to Alfred in 1807, being one of the first three settlers in the town, and assisted in organizing the 1st Seventh-day Baptist Church in that town. In 1820 he was elected Member of the Assembly, and afterwards held the office of County Judge of Allegany for three years. When the Town of Almond was set off from Alfred, in 1821, he was a member of the Assembly. At that time many towns were being formed in the western part of the State, and there was much wrangling and disputing about names. The Judge had taxed brain to think of one for this town, but could not satisfy himself. The morning that the bill came up, just before it was called, a boy came through the crowd selling almonds; he bought some, and at the same time the thought struck him that Almond was just the name he wanted, and handed it in. It was immediately adopted; but its eccentricity attracted the attention of the members, and many perplexed for names, came to ask him where he found his. "I bought it of a boy," replied the Judge. Perhaps no one man did as much
to build up the town of Alfred, in its first settlement as he. He was always noted for his resolution and public spirit, and it followed him till the last. He only gave up when his strength became so reduced that he could no longer walk. There was a large circle of friends in attendance at his funeral, though a majority of his own family were absent in distant parts of the United States and South America. He will be greatly missed in the town of Alfred. N. W.

Note: Admitted 1812 - Alfred, New York.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 22, No 4, p 15, Jan. 25, 1866.
In Alfred, N. Y., Jan. 14th, 1866, after a brief illness, Mrs. Amelia Crandall, relict of the late Clark Crandall, in the 78th year of her age. She was one of the number composing the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of Alfred at its organization fifty-three years ago last July, of which she remained a faithful and honored member until removed by death