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They were members of the Baptist
church. Mr. and Mrs. Cram were the
parents of the following children : George
W., of further mention ; Mary Jane, born
about 1843 ; Elizabeth, 1845 ; Daniel
Henry, August 14, 1847; Sarah Melissa,
1849; Josephine Lily, 1852; Adeline, 1854;
Ida May, 1856; Benjamin Manley, 1858.
All of these children were born in Boston.
(II) George W. Cram, father of Dr.
Cram, was born in East Boston, Massachusetts,
January 25, 184:2, and died December
26, 1905. He was educated in the
Boston public schools, and then learned
the trade of civil engineer, which he followed
for a short time. Then Mr. Cram
followed in his father's footsteps and en-
tered the contracting business, only of a
more general nature. He was awarded
a contract in Norwalk, Connecticut, to
put in the city water works, and he removed
to that city where he was a resident
until his death. Most of the sewer
system of the old city of Norwalk was
installed by Mr. Cram, and he also had a
contract for construction of that part of
the railroad in the vicinity of Roxbury.
Mr. Cram was a Republican, a public-
spirited citizen, and although he took an
active part in the campaigns he was never
a seeker for public office. He was a member
of St. John's Lodge, No. 6, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons ;
member of
the Grolier Club, of New York.
Mr. Cram married Lydia Ann Bartlett,
bom in Newburyport, Massachusetts,
July II, 1841, died April 25, 1919. Her
father, Horace W. Bartlett, was born
December 2, 1812, in Salem, Massachu-
setts, and died in Norwalk, Connecticut,
June II, 1897. He went to sea early in
life and became a captain. Later he was
in the shoe business in Newburyport as a
manufacturer and retailer. He was a
member of the Grolier Club, of New York,
of Ex Libris, of London, and the Sons of
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the American Revolution. Horace W.
Bartlett married Ann Maria Currier,
daughter of Benjamin Currier, born July
4, 1813, in Newburyport, died September
12, 1892. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cram
were the parents of: Albert Stevens, died
unmarried ; George
E., of further men-
tion ; Alice Bartlett, married Hubert E.
Bishop, of Norwalk, sketch of whom ap-
pears elsewhere in this work ; Clarence
Currier, of Seattle, Washington. The
family attend Grace Episcopal Church.
(HI) Dr. George Eversleigh Cram was
born in Norwalk, Connecticut, October
14, 1875. He was educated in the public
schools of that city. He tutored for col-
lege, and was graduated with the degree
of Ph. B. at Sheffield Scientific School in
1897, and in 1901 received his degree of
M.D. from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, of New York. The seven
months following were spent in a Brooklyn
hospital, thence he went to Tamalipas,
Mexico, as physician for a mining
company. During the Yellow Fever Epidemic
in 1903, he was stationed in Tampico,
Mexico, and in his eiiforts to minister
to the sick contracted the fever himself.
After his recovery he spent some
time in the State of Durango, and altogether
was in Mexico ten years. During
that time he completely mastered the
Spanish language, which is spoken there,
and this knowledge made his services
even more valuable.
In 191 1 Dr. Cram returned to Norwalk
and engaged in general practice. He has
made that city his residence since and has
built up a large clientele. For six years
he has been a member of the Board of
Health, and is also on the staff of the
Norwalk Hospital. He is a member of
the Norwalk Medical Association, the
Fairfield County Medical Association, the
Connecticut Medical Society, and the
American Medical Association. Frater-