Elizabeth Amelia (White) Dwight (1808 - 1883)

Born 4 May 1808 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Dwight Sr — married Sep 1830 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1883 at age 74 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Name

First: Elizabeth Amelia^[1]

Maiden name: White^[2]

Married name: Dwight^[1][3]

Birth

Elizabeth was born on 4 May 1808.^[1][4] She was born in Newburyport.^[5] She is the daughter of Daniel White and Mary van Schalkwyck ^[2][4]

Christening

She was christened in Newbury on 2 August 1809.^[6]

Marriage and Children

She married William Dwight Sr in September 1830 in Salem, Massachusetts.^[7] They had several children with him:

1. William Dwight Jr^[8]
2. Walter Dwight^[9]
3. Wilder Dwight^[5]
4. Daniel Dwight^[10]
5. Howard Dwight^[11][12]
6. Thomas Dwight^[13]
7. Charles Dwight^[14]

Death

She died on 4 March 1883 in Brookline, Massachusetts.^[15][16] She is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematorium with the rest of her family.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory (Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Headstone for Elizabeth Amelia Dwight. Photographed by Jen Snoots, 11 Apr 2007.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Dwight, Eliza Amelia. Life and Letters of Wilder Dwight, Lieut-Col. Second Mass. Inf. Vols. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Page 2.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHJ-344 : 14 December 2017), William Dwight, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCK1-JFZ : 10 February 2018), Elizabeth Amelia White, 04 May 1809; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NX-N2L : 22 May 2019), Eliza A. Dwight in entry for Wilder Dwight, 19 Sep 1862; citing Antietam Creek, Maryland, v 157 p 261, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,181.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMG-QJV : 10 February 2018), Eliza White, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 823,653.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTP-H23 : 9 February 2018), William Dwight and Eliza A. White, 16 Sep 1830; citing reference Vol. 5, page 170; FHL microfilm 761,210.
8. ↑ Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory (Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA). Headstone for Brig. Gen. William Dwight. Photographed by Jen Snoots, 10 Apr 2007.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKR-W77 : 10 February 2018), Elisa A. in entry for Lt. Col. Walter Dwight, 19 Sep 1862; citing , reference pg 20; FHL microfilm 2,031,402.
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSJF-WH6 : 10 March 2018), Eliza White in entry for Daniel Appleton Dwight, 15 Feb 1911; citing Boston, , Massachusetts, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,079,017.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHJ-34H : 14 December 2017), Eliza A Dwight in entry for William Dwight, 1860.
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 07 August 2019), memorial page for Capt Howard Dwight (29 Oct 1837–4 May 1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #18867832, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415) .
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHJ-34H : 14 December 2017), Eliza A Dwight in entry for William Dwight, 1860.
14. ↑ Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory (Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA). Headstone for Charles Dwight. Photographed by Jen Snoots, 11 Apr 2007.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHKT-YL8 : 10 February 2018), Eliza A. White Dwight, 04 Mar 1883; citing , reference pg 41; FHL microfilm 2,031,402.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7GZ-KT5 : 22 May 2019), Eliza A. White Dwight, 04 Mar 1883; citing Brookline, Massachusetts, v 347 p 244, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,224.
17. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Amelia White Dwight (May 1809–4 Mar 1883), Find A Grave: Memorial #18867478, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415).