Elizabeth Christiancy
Elizabeth Christiancy (maiden name: McClosky) was born on October 22, 1821, in Michigan, probably to Susan McClosky. She married Isaac P. Christiancy on November 16, 1839, and they had at least nine children: Henry Clay, born around 1842; James, born around 1844; Mary, born around 1846; William, born around 1848; Caroline, born around 1850; Benjamin, born around 1852; Victor, born around 1854; John, born around 1856; and George, born around 1863. They lived in Monroe, Michigan, and her husband worked as a lawyer and politician. By 1850, they owned $8,000 of real estate. Two decades later, they owned $30,000 of real estate and $11,000 of personal property. She died in Lansing, Michigan, on December 12, 1874, “after a lingering illness of several years.”
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| (5544) | Christiancy, Elizabeth ~ McClosky, Elizabeth | 1821-10-22 | 1874-12-12 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (13067) [recipient] ~ James I. Christiancy to Elizabeth Christiancy and Grandmother, 19 October 1862
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850 and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Michigan Compiled Marriages, 1817-1850, available from Ancestry.com; The Times Herald (Port Huron, MI), 16 December 1874.
