Margaret Anna Ackerman, aged sixteen
Margaret Ackerman Crosby in her winter furs
Margaret Anna Ackerman
1843-1924
Margaret Ackerman Crosby
Margaret was born in Frankenstein, Germany, about 56 miles/90 km southwest of Frankfort, just near the western border of Bavaria. She immigrated to the US as a child or teenager, presumably with her family.
She became a naturalised citizen by her marriage to Hiram Benjamin Crosby who was a citizen by birth. She and Hiram raise their 10 children in New York City where Hiram practiced as an attorney.
Father: possibly Daniel Ackermann
Mother: possibly Elisabetha Mueller
Spouse: Hiram Benjamin Crosby (1831-1900)
Children:
- Hiram Bedford Crosby (1872-1948)
- Margaret Acherman Crosby (1873- ? )
- William Carew Crosby (1875- ? )
- John Spencer Crosby (1878- ? )
- Helen Bancroft Crosby (1879- ? )
- Thoman Gresham Crosby (1880-1932)
- Constance C. Crosby (1883-1945)
- Alpheus Dixi Crosby (1885- ? )
- Gertrude Crosby (1888-1891)
- Elizabeth Ackerman Crosby (1891- ? )
Timeline
- 1843
September 17 - Born in Germany.
- ~1855
Immigrates with her family to the US.
- 1865
Marries Hiram Benjamin Crosby
- 1872
July 24 - Son Hiram born.
- 1873
July 4 - Daughter Margaret born.
- 1875
October 9 - Son William born.
- 1878
February 6 - Son John born.
- 1879
August 4 - Daugher Helen born.
- 1880
November 26 - Son Thomas Gresham born.
- 1883
January 12 - Daughter Constance born.
- 1885
February 22 - Son Alpheus Dixi born.
- 1888
May 30 - Daughter Gertrude born.
- 1891
April 6 - Daughter Elizabeth born.
- 1900
October 7 - Husband Hiram dies aged 68.
- 1924
October 20 - Dies in Mamaroneck NY, aged 81 years.
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Last updated: 22 July 2025