In Rockville, R. I., March 6, 1889, Nicholas Vincent Crandall, aged 81 years and 1 month.
Brother Crandall, son of Samuel and Betsy Vincent Crandall, was born in Hopkinton, R. I., Feb. 6, 1808. He was united in marriage to Nancy Davis, Dec. 29, 1838, and began housekeeping in the town of Exeter, R. I., in 1839. In the spring of 1849 he removed to Rockville, where he has lived ever since. Twelve children were born to them, four sons and eight daughters, eight of whom are still living. At an early age he became a subject of saving grace, and united with the Second Seventh-day Baptist Church in Hopkinton in 1837. In 1845 he removed his standing to the church in Rockville, with which body he has lived an honored member ever since.
For nearly four years he has been confined to the house, and most of that time he has kept his bed. For a long time his power of speech has been so affected as to render articulation quite impossible. His memory is fragrant with pleasant recollections. As a neighbor, he was kind and obliging; as a brother, true and honorable; as a father, dutiful and affectionate; as a Christian, undemonstrative, but manifestly with the best interests of the cause at heart. His name is cherished as a household word, and his praise is on every tongue. He has gone to join his sainted wife who preceded him some eight years ago. "Being dead, he yet speaketh."
