Re: Parents of Elizabeth (Croco) Bair
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Parents of Elizabeth (Croco) Bair
Cindy Bertoni 4/13/10
My apologizes, Peter Krackau, Krakau, Croco's death year was 1818.He has a memorial in Bethel Park Cemetery, Pennsylvania.This lists him as Groco....... http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/allegheny/bethel/bethel.htmhttp://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/allegheny/bethel/bethel.htmThis site has a link to a map of the cemetery.
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Historic Bethel Cemetery
on Bethel Church Road, one mile from Route 88 (Library Road)
near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, begun by pioneer settlers in 1780, now serving the community
The Historical Room Committee
Bethel Presbyterian Church
17. Peter Croco, 1745-1818, Revolutionary War Veteran
His father Andrew Kracau was born in Poland, emigrated to Germany where Peter
was born. Peter served six years as grenadier in army of Frederick the Great
of Prussia. He came as a Hessian during the Revolutionary war, was wounded in
Battle of Brandywine. Was put on picket duty and deserted to American side.
Married Elizabeth Ulrich and came west in 1792. He died in 1818 and was
buried in the orchard of his nearby farm. His grave cannot now be found but a
marker has been placed here in his memory.
http://bethelupchurch.org/photos_cemetery.htmlhttp://bethelupchurch.org/photos_cemetery.html
A picture of his memorial can be seen on find a grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15485772http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15485772