Crane was born on November 1 , 1871 , in Newark , New Jersey , to Jonathan Townley Crane , a minister in the Methodist Episcopal church , and Mary Helen Peck Crane , daughter of a clergyman , George Peck .
He was born on November 1 , 1871 in Newark , New Jersey to Jonathan Townley Crane , a clergyman , and Mary Helen Peck Crane .