Elizabeth Cornwall
Elizabeth Cornwall (maiden name: Whitmore) was born on October 9, 1821, in Chatham (present-day East Hampton), Connecticut, to Dennis Whitmore and Sophronia Strong. She married Andrew Cornwall on January 20, 1843, and they had at least three children: Henry, born on November 16, 1843; Dwight, born on July 14, 1851; and Demas, born on April 15, 1855. The family lived in Portland, Connecticut, and her husband worked as a farmer.
 
By 1860, they owned $6,000 of real estate and $2,000 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $7,000 of real estate and $4,500 of personal property. Her husband died on July 7, 1894. She remained in Portland, and by 1900, she was living with her son Dwight. She lost her hearing late in life, but she reportedly “retained her mental vigor until the last.” According to a local writer, she “lived a retired life for several years,” but she was “hospitable and always thoughtful of others.” She died on April 10, 1907.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(3554)Cornwall, Elizabeth ~ Whitmore, Elizabeth1821-10-091907-04-10
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Female
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 34

  • (9813) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 12 February 1863
  • (9816) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 11 April 1863
  • (9820) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 1 June 1863
  • (9821) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 24 June 1863
  • (9822) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 22 June 1863
  • (9823) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 4 July 1863
  • (9824) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 12 July 1863
  • (9867) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 28 July 1863
  • (9868) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 20 August 186X
  • (9869) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 21 October 1863
  • (9870) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 5 November 1863
  • (9871) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, undated
  • (9872) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 12 January 1864
  • (9873) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 25 January 1864
  • (9874) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 28 January 1864
  • (9875) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Cornwall to Andrew Cornwall and Elizabeth Cornwall, 31 January 1864
  • (9876) [recipient] ~ DL1598.018
  • (9877) [recipient] ~ DL1598.019
  • (9878) [recipient] ~ DL1597.020
  • (9879) [recipient] ~ DL1598.021
  • (9880) [recipient] ~ DL1598.022
  • (9881) [recipient] ~ DL1598.023
  • (9882) [recipient] ~ DL1598.024
  • (9883) [recipient] ~ DL1598.025
  • (9884) [recipient] ~ DL1598.026
  • (9885) [recipient] ~ DL1598.027
  • (9886) [recipient] ~ DL1598.028
  • (9887) [recipient] ~ DL1598.029
  • (9888) [recipient] ~ DL1598.030
  • (9889) [recipient] ~ DL1598.031
  • (9890) [recipient] ~ DL1598.032
  • (9891) [recipient] ~ DL1598.033
  • (9892) [recipient] ~ DL1598.034
  • (9893) [recipient] ~ DL1598.035

People - Records: 2

  • (3552) Cornwall, Henry Augustus is the [child of] (3554) Cornwall, Elizabeth
  • (3553) Cornwall, Andrew is the [husband of] (3554) Cornwall, Elizabeth

Places - Records: 2

  • (2474) [birth] ~ East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut
  • (2471) [death] ~ Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut

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SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Commemorative Biographical Record of Middlesex County, Connecticut (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1903); The Waterbury (CT) Democrat, 9 July 1894; The Hartford (CT) Courant, 24 July 1894 and 12 April 1907.