Businessman.
Born in Brant County, Ontario on 25 April 1855, son of John S. and Mary E. Crane, he attended the public school at Paris, Ontario until the age of 15 when he quit to learn the painters and decorators trade. In 1880 he came to Manitoba and took up a homestead near Brandon. Three years later he relocated to Rapid City where he operated a business until moving to Brandon in 1900. There he opened the painting and decorating business of J. E. Crane & Son, located at the corner of Tenth Street and Lorne Avenue.
He was married twice, first to Theresa Tusky (1857-1900) of Paris, Ontario. They had nine children: Percy Crane (?-?), Alice Crane (?-?), Alfred J. Crane (?-?), Henry Christopher Crane (1885-?), John Frederick “Fred” Crane (1888-?), Charles Ernest Crane (1890-?), Theresa Winnifred Crane (1892-?), Bert Crane (?-?), and Harvey Robert Crane (1897-?). In 1903, he married Agnes Laidlaw (1869-1934) of Brandon at Rapid City. They had three daughters: Kathleen Drummond Crane (1904-?), Lillian Jean Crane (1907-?), and Marie Crane (?-?). The family lived at 323 Third Street, Brandon. He served on the Brandon city council (c1927).
He died at Brandon on 20 March 1927 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Jas E Crane, Agnes Isabella Laidlaw], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Henry Christopher Crane, John Frederick Crane, Charles Ernest Crane, Theresa Winnifred Crane, Harvey Robert Crane, Kathleen Drummond Crane, Lillian Jean Crane], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [James Edward Crane], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 May 2023
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