1833 - Crandalls join the Latter-Day Saints

Sometime between 1822 and 1824, the Crandalls and McBrides moved to Villanova, Chautauqua County in western New York. (David Crandall and Daniel McBride, son of Daniel McBride and Abigail Mead were both found in the 1825 Villanova Census). Here five more children were born to David and Margaret: Emaline, born 27 June 1824; Laura, born 25 January 1828; Martin Pardon, born 5 April 1830; Lucian Delancy, born 23 June 1832; and Nelson David, born 5 May 1833.

It was within days of Nelson David's birth that the McBrides and Crandalls first received the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. According to Julia Crandall Boyer, daughter of Myron Nathan Crandall, the Crandalls at this time were Quakers. One Sunday before his passing, the spiritually minded Reverend Daniel McBride, (a Campbellite minister), was leaving church when he said to his family, "I feel that I have not the authority as the prophets of old. If only I could say to the people: 'Thus saith the Lord.'" This prophetic vision remained with the family.

Therefore, when Evan M. Greene, secretary to the prophet Joseph Smith, Amasa M. Lyman and William F. Cahoon toured New York as missionaries, they were royally entertained in the homes of Abigail, her son Reuben, and David and Margaret Crandall. The resulting baptisms were recorded in Evan M. Greene's journal as follows:

Baptized by Amasa M. Lyman June 13, 1833- Sam McBride, Betsey McBride,
Eliza Crandle and Maria Crandle.Baptized by William F. Cahoon June 13, 1833
-David Crandle, Margaret Crandle, Reuben McBride and James McBride. Baptized by William F. Cahoon on June 25, 1833 -Abigail McBride and Rosannah McBride.

Evan M. Greene goes on to say in his journal that "after the baptism of Sam
McBride, Betsey McBride, Eliza Crandall and Bess (sic), Brother Amasa Lyman
and William both bore testimony in the gift of tongues and the Lord poured out His holy Spirit..."

Soon thereafter, perhaps around 1835, in the company of "many New York
and Massachusetts citizens, the Crandalls and McBrides sold their thriving farms at great sacrifices and journeyed 135 miles to Kirtland, Ohio by stagecoach and canal boat." David and Margaret also leave behind the grave of their nine year old daughter, Julia Ann. She died in 1829.

David CRANDALL was born in 1792 in Caldwell, Warren County, New York, USA. He died on 12 Mar 1862 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA. He was buried on 14 Mar 1862 in LaHarpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA. He married Margaret Ann MCBRIDE in 1810 in , Warren Co., New York.

Sources:

"Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and his Descendents"
by John Cortland Crandall
FHC 929.273 C85c #1300 page 131, 263

"History of David Crandall and Margaret McBride Crandall"
compiled by Marilyn J. Crandall 3rd great grandaughter
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