Elizabeth (Mars) Thomson (abt. 1807 - 1864)

Born about Nov 1807 in Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

Died 24 Apr 1864 at about age 56 in Liberia

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Elizabeth (Mars) Thomson is a part of US Black heritage.

Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1807. She was the daughter of Jupiter Mars and Fanny Mars.

In 1830, she served as Treasurer as well as Manager of the Female African Society. ^[1] At this time, her plans to serve in Liberia in the future are mentioned.

She first married Mr. Johnson , allegedly prior to going to Liberia.

As of September 1832, she was running a school in Liberia for black women, through the American Colonization Society, in Monovia with the recent death of her first husband, Mr. Johnson. ^[2]

She died at St Mark's hospital in Liberia in 1864. ^[3][4]

Research notes

I have not been able to locate her place of burial . -Millerd-11

Sources

1. ↑ ':The African Repository, 1830-07: Volume 6 Issue 5, pages 150-151
2. ↑ The African Repository and Colonial Journal, American Colonization Society, Sept 1832 issue,
   • page 203 teaching
   • page 214 recent death of Mrs. Betsey Johnson's husband
3. ↑ Weisenfeld, Judith & Richard Newman, (editors) This Far by Faith: Readings in African-American Women's Religious Biography, (Psychology Press, 1996), 326 pp.
4. ↑ “Thomson, Elizabeth (Mars) [Johnson] (Nov 1807-Apr 26, 1864),” in Armentrout, Don S. & Robert Boak Slocum, eds., (2000) “An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly Reference for Episcopalians,” (Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY), accessed 19 July 2022 via https://episcopalchurch.org/glossary/thomson-elizabeth-mars-johnson

• Younger, Karen Fisher, "Philadelphia's Ladies' Liberia School Association and the Rise and Decline of Northern Female Colonization Support" Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 134(3)(July 2010): 235-261
• The Spirit of Missions, Volume 7, Board of Missions for the Protestant Episcopal Church, part 4
• Mrs. E. M. Thomson, in Dana, Daniel, The Spirit of Missions, v.11 1846 (Published for the Board of Missions for the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York) page 257-258

See also:

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Mars_Johnson_Thomson