Eliza (Peterson) Dinzey (1802 - 1886)

Born 21 Apr 1802 in Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Dinzey — married 21 Apr 1822 in British West Indies

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1886 at age 84 in Gustavia, St Barthélemy

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Biography

Eliza was born in Statia to Peter Petersen and Susanna Mitchell who where from Denmark. Her parents had married on Statia on the 20th of January 1780. He was 25 and said to be born in Sønderballing in Denmark. She was born in Statia and was 23.

The Wedding

On the 21st of April 1822, following the rites of the English Episcopal Church, Richard DINZEY, merchant in Gustavia, son of deceased Thomas DINZEY and his widow Joanne (or Suzan) DINZEY (born BEAKS) from Saba, married Eliza PETERSEN, daughter of deceased Peter PETERSEN and his widow Suzanne PETERSEN.

The witnesses for Richard, are : his elder brother, Thomas DINZEY Captain of the 2nd urban militia, William HADDOCKS, member of the Island Council and Samuel A. BONNET, merchant in Gustavia.

The witnesses for Eliza, are : her two brothers, Peter PETERSEN, Captain of the first militia company and Robert PETERSEN, his second, their mother, Suzanne PETERSEN (Suzannah Heyliger MITCHELL) and the doctor Jean LAPORTERE, doctor and before, surgeon-major of the Royal Regiment of Walsh.

The Children

• Robertina born around 1823.
• Thomas born 16 March 1825.
• Eliza born 07 Apr 1828^[1]
• Anna born 10 Mar 1830^[2]
• Richard Burton born 14 Nov 1831^[3]
• Joseph born 18 May 1833^[4]
• Virginia born 28 Dec 1834 ^[5]
• John Keightley born in 16 Dec 1837.

Sources

1. ↑ "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLJD-CVC : 29 December 2014), Eliza in entry for Eliza Dinzey, 07 Apr 1828; citing Island St Bartholomew, West Indies, reference ; FHL microfilm 596,986.
2. ↑ "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLJD-CVD : 29 December 2014), Eliza in entry for Anna Dinzey, 10 Mar 1830; citing St Bartholomew, West Indies, reference ; FHL microfilm 596,986.
3. ↑ "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLJD-CVL : 29 December 2014), Eliza in entry for Richard Burton Dinzey, 14 Nov 1831; citing St Bartholomew, West Indies, reference ; FHL microfilm 596,986.
4. ↑ "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLJD-CKM : 29 December 2014), Eliza in entry for Joseph Dinzey, 18 May 1833; citing St Bartholomew, West Indies, reference ; FHL microfilm 596,986.
5. ↑ "Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLL8-88F : 29 December 2014), Eliza in entry for Virginia Dinzey, 28 Dec 1834; citing Isle Of St Bartholomew's, West Indies, reference ; FHL microfilm 596,987.

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