Crane was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, in 1750 and died in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, in 1820. He served as a Justice of the Peace, Member of the House of Assembly in Nova Scotia, justice of Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and colonel of militia.
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Photograph People: Crane, Colonel Jonathan
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/chipman/exhibit/?ID=8
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