William Crawford

Summary

William Crawford is a human^[1]. He was born in Berkeley County^[2]. He was born on +1722-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Sandusky River^[4]. He died on +1782-06-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a topographer^[6], surveyor^[7], and military personnel^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• William Crawford's place of birth was Berkeley County^[2].
• William Crawford passed away in Sandusky River^[4].
• William Crawford was born on +1722-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Crawford died on +1782-06-11T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Crawford is buried at Ritchy-Crawford Cemetery^[10].
• William Crawford held citizenship in United States^[11].
• William Crawford's professions included topographer^[6].
• William Crawford worked as a surveyor^[7].
• William Crawford worked as a military personnel^[8].
• William Crawford's image is recorded as Portrait of Colonel William Crawford.jpg^[12].
• William Crawford is recorded as male^[13].
• William Crawford's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• William Crawford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33579826^[15].
• William Crawford's military branch is recorded as Continental Army^[16].
• William Crawford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88661298^[17].
• William Crawford's Commons category is recorded as William Crawford^[18].
• William Crawford's military, police or special rank is recorded as colonel^[19].
• The cause of death was death by burning^[20].
• William Crawford's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 29265883^[21].
• William Crawford's participated in conflict is recorded as French and Indian War^[22].
• William Crawford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045b2z^[23].
• William Crawford's family name is recorded as Crawford^[24].
• William Crawford's given name is recorded as William^[25].
• William Crawford's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography^[26].
• William Crawford's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Crawford'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

William Crawford was born in Berkeley County^[2]. He was born on +1722-09-02T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include topographer^[6], surveyor^[7], and military personnel^[8].

Death and Burial

William Crawford died on +1782-06-11T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Sandusky River^[4]. The cause of death was death by burning^[20]. Burial took place at Ritchy-Crawford Cemetery^[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Crawford include Crawford County^[28], a county of Pennsylvania^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1800^[31], headquartered in Meadville^[32] and Crawford expedition^[33], a military operation^[34].

Why It Matters

William Crawford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

Entities named for him include Crawford County^[28], a county of Pennsylvania^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1800^[31], headquartered in Meadville^[32] and Crawford expedition^[33], a military operation^[34].

FAQs

Where was William Crawford born?

William Crawford's place of birth was Berkeley County^[2].

Where did William Crawford die?

William Crawford died in Sandusky River^[4].

What did William Crawford do for work?

William Crawford worked as topographer^[6], surveyor^[7], and military personnel^[8].