Elizabeth (Davis) Bancroft (1803 - 1885)

Born 28 Oct 1803 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Bliss — married 6 Jun 1825 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Died 15 Mar 1885 at age 81 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Michelle Francis [send private message]

Biography

Elizabeth was born 1803 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

In 1827 she married Alexander Bliss born Dec. 29, 1827 and had two children^[1]

After Alexanders death Betsy Davis Bliss married George Bancroft in Boston, Suffolk, Mass.^[2]on 16 Aug 1838.

George and Betsy Bancroft had a daughter, Susan Jackson Bancroft, born May 30, 1839, died in 1846.^[3]

In the 1880 census, Elizabeth (age 76), Housekeeper, was the wife of George Bancroft in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.^[4]

Elizabeth died 1885 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Elizabeth's will passed probate on 14 May 1886 in District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., United States.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-homer-bliss/genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil/page-21-genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil.shtml
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch, George Bancroft and Betsy Davis Bliss, 16 Aug 1838; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,094.
3. ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-homer-bliss/genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil/page-21-genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil.shtml
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: 1210; Page: 251a; Enumeration District: 096
   Ancestry Record 6742 #44454648 (accessed 2 April 2024)
   Elizabeth Bancroft (76), wife, Housekeeper, in household of George Bancroft (79) in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ Will: "District of Columbia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1737-1952"
   Probate Records (District of Columbia), 1801-1930; Author: District of Columbia. Register of Wills; Probate Place: District of Columbia, Washington, D.C
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9083 #209680 (accessed 2 April 2024)
   Will of Elizabeth Bancroft of Washington, D.C., granted probate on 14 May 1886.

• Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
  Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #19278739 (accessed 2 April 2024)
  Betsy Davis Bliss marriage to George Bancroft on 16 Aug 1838 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/john-homer-bliss/genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil/page-21-genealogy-of-the-bliss-family-in-america-from-about-the-year-1550-1880-sil.shtml