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Elizabeth (Burwell) Harrison (1677 - 1734)

Elizabeth Harrison formerly Burwell
Born in Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1695 in Gloucester County, Virginia colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 57 in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginiamap
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Elizabeth (Burwell) Harrison was a Virginia colonist.

Ancestor of William Henry Harrison 9th US President

Elizabeth Burwell, second daughter of Lewis Burwell, married Benjamin Harrison and was the mother of his two children, Benjamin and Elizabeth. Elizabeth (Burwell) Harrison died December 30, 1734 at age 57.[1] and transcription of her tombstone, attributed to "Dr. Lyon G. Tyler made, in 1896, the following imperfect copy:"

"Under this marble rests
[the] Body of Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison
Relict [of] Benjamin Harrison
of Ber[keley] and second Daughter ofi
Colo Lewis Burwell of
Gloster County. She Departed
[th]is Life on Monday the 30th of
[De]cember 1734 in the Fifty Seventh
[Year of her] age
* * * aven * r only one son
* and * * * d children"
Elizabeth was born in 1677. Elizabeth Burwell ... She passed away in 1734.[2][3]

Birth

1677, Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States[4]

Christening

Jun 1677[4]

Marriage

1695, Carters Creek, Gloucester, Va[4]

Death

30 Dec 1734, Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States[4]

Elizabeth was born about 1680. She passed away about 1731. [5]

Elizabeth was born in 1677. Elizabeth Burwell ... [6]

Sources

  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)1 citation provides evidence for Name
  • 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Birth, BaptismU.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • 3 citations provide evidence for Name, Birth, Marriage U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
  • 1 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Birth, Burial U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 4 citations provide evidence for Name, Death, Birth
  • Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-20121 citation provides evidence for Name, Death, Birth, Burial
  • Marcus Abbott Haskins, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1, (Release date: November 29, 1995), "CD-ROM," Tree #1060, Date of Import: Jan 16, 1999. (1995), "Electronic," Date of Import: Jan 30, 1999.
  1. Benjamin Harrison, Frost, Gilchrist, and Related Families, database online (accessed Nov. 25, 2016). Sources listed. This information from Hening III, 538-540
  2. Entered by Arik Russell, Jun 8, 2012
  3. Note: ref: the Ancestry of Benjamin Harrison President of the United States 1889-1893 by Charles P. Keith (1893)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 from the profile for this person created through the import of MildredMcEwan.ged on 02 April 2011, citing Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication, 2004; APID 7836::0). Original data includes information extracted from family group sheets.
  5. Unsourced family tree handed down to Suzanne (Stunz) Baldwin.
  6. A source for this information is needed.


Acknowledgements

  • This person was created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
  • Arik Russell, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Arik and others.




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Burwell-331 and Burwell-32 appear to represent the same person because: identical birth, no conflicting data
posted by Robin Lee
Burwell-713 and Burwell-32 appear to represent the same person because: same husband, no sources to support the differences in data on Burwell-713
posted by Robin Lee

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