Eleanor
(Ellen)
Pennington
formerly Watson
Born in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Pennington
— married
about 1821 (to 3 Feb 1854) in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Watson Pennington, Ann E. Pennington, Margere G. Pennington, Marjorie Pennington, Susan Porter (Pennington) Seely and Robert Henry Clay Pennington
Died
at age 79
in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Eleanor "Ellen" (Watson) Pennington, 79, passed away on 13 February 1878 at Plainfield, Will, Illinois. She was born in Centre County, Pennsylvania on 1 February 1799, the fifth of six children of James Watson, Sr., 1740-1822 and Agnes (Graham) Watson, 1764-1854. She married Robert Pennington in about 1821.
Mrs. Pennington was survived by: her children, James Watson Pennington, b. 1822; Susan Porter (Pennington) Seely, b. 1839; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Robert, 1799-1854; children, Anne E. Pennington, 1825-1827; Margere G. Pennington, 1834-1835; Marjorie Pennington, 1838-1839; Robert Henry Clay Pennington, . 1843-1850; and siblings, William Watson, 1778-1841; Ann Nancy Agnes (Watson) Irvin, 1781-1855; James Watson, Jr., 1783-1857; Margaret (Watson) Johnston, 1785-1866; and Joseph G. Watson, 1801-1849.
Eleanor is buried at the Plainfield Township Cemetery, Plainfield, Will, Illinois; plot: Section A, Range 1, Lot 36.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial 153249335/eleanor-pennington.
- K. Haymond, Findagrave contributor no. 46847827.
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