Eliza Day (Robinson) Speck (1867 - 1896)

Born 1 Feb 1867 in Haverstraw, New York

Ancestors

Wife of William Albert Speck — married 1893 (to 1896) in Haverstraw, New York

Died 16 Oct 1896 at age 29 in Haverstraw, New York

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Biography

Eliza was born in 1 Feb. 1867 and was also known as Lillie. ^[1] She was the daughter of Leander V.E. Robinson and Catherine Rutgers Conger. ^[2] After the deaths of her mother (1868) and father (1869), she went to live with her with her maternal aunt, Mary Bogart Conger Freeman, and uncle, the Rev. Amasa S. Freeman, in Haverstraw, New York. ^{[3] [4]} She attended the private Young Ladies School, Haverstraw, NY and later Ingham University, Le Roy, New York^[5]; this was the the first chartered women's university in the United States^[6].

She and William Speck (the village druggist) were married on 17 Aug 1893 at the Central Presbyterian Church, Haverstraw, New York.^[7] She was a teacher at the local Presbyterian Sabbath school and was also very active in the town's social, charitable and religious causes. Three years after their marriage, on the evening of 15 Oct 1896, she died suddenly in her home in Haverstraw after suffering convulsions and becoming unconscious; she died the following day, 16 Oct., at 4:30 pm. She was buried at Mount Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York.^[8] She had no children.

Sources

• Rockland County Messenger newspaper, digitized on line at Hudson River Valley Heritage (HRVR) Historical Newspapers url: https://news.hrvh.org/
• Ninth Federal Census of the United States (New York, 1870). Ancestry.com.
• Stephen Ullrich, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Stephen and others.

Endnotes

1. ↑ Rockland County Messenger, Volume LI, Number 25, 22 October 1896, "Another Sad Death, Mrs. W.A. Speck Dies After a Few Hours of Illness", page 2, column 5.
2. ↑ The Ninth Federal Population Census of US (1870): Warren, Rockland Co., New York; Roll: M593_1087; Page: 549B, line 3.
3. ↑ Household of Amasa Freeman, 1870 US Federal Census, Census Place: Warren, Rockland, New York; Roll: M593_1087; Page: 549B
4. ↑ Rockland County Messenger, Volume LI, Number 25, 22 October 1896, "Another Sad Death, Mrs. W.A. Speck Dies After a Few Hours of Illness", page 2, column 5. url: https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=rocklandmessenger18961022.2.40&e=------189-en-20--21--txt-txIN-MAry+Freeman------
5. ↑ Rockland County Messenger, Volume LI, Number 25, 22 October 1896, "Another Sad Death, Mrs. W.A. Speck Dies After a Few Hours of Illness", page 2, column 5. url: https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=rocklandmessenger18961022.2.40&e=------189-en-20--21--txt-txIN-MAry+Freeman------
6. ↑ see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingham_University
7. ↑ “Speck---Robinson Nuptials”, Rockland County Messenger, Volume XLVIII, Number 21, 24 August 1893, page 1, column 6; url: https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=rocklandmessenger18930824.2.17&srpos=9&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
8. ↑ Rockland County Messenger, Volume LI, Number 25, 22 October 1896, "Another Sad Death, Mrs. W.A. Speck Dies After a Few Hours of Illness", page 2, column 5.