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Elizabeth <I>Sterling</I> Elmore

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Elizabeth Sterling Elmore

Birth
Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Jun 1837 (aged 71)
Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
East Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Elmore, Elizabeth, wife of John, died June 22, 1837, age 71 yrs
''The Sterling Genealogy;'' Albert Mack Sterling; The Grafton Press; New York 1909; Page 357: 140 ELIZABETH STERLING (possibly sister of the above), b. Feb. 23, 1766; m. John Elmore, b. in Sharon, Conn., Aug. 3, 1765, son of Col. Samuel and Sylvia Elmore of Sharon, later of Elmore, Vt. “John Elmore, Sen., was a native of Sharon; he settled as a lawyer in Canaan about 1793. He had no great eminence at the bar but was a great favorite with his associates for his genial humor, pertinent anecdotes, and witty sayings. The last years of his life were zealous in the cause of temperance.” (Hist, of Litchfield Co.) He d. Dec. 16, 1849; “was taken with a shock of the palsy on Friday Morning, died about 3 o’clock Monday Morning.” Elizabeth d. June 22, 1837, “a few moments after 9 O. C. A. M., very sudenly.”
Elmore, Elizabeth, wife of John, died June 22, 1837, age 71 yrs
''The Sterling Genealogy;'' Albert Mack Sterling; The Grafton Press; New York 1909; Page 357: 140 ELIZABETH STERLING (possibly sister of the above), b. Feb. 23, 1766; m. John Elmore, b. in Sharon, Conn., Aug. 3, 1765, son of Col. Samuel and Sylvia Elmore of Sharon, later of Elmore, Vt. “John Elmore, Sen., was a native of Sharon; he settled as a lawyer in Canaan about 1793. He had no great eminence at the bar but was a great favorite with his associates for his genial humor, pertinent anecdotes, and witty sayings. The last years of his life were zealous in the cause of temperance.” (Hist, of Litchfield Co.) He d. Dec. 16, 1849; “was taken with a shock of the palsy on Friday Morning, died about 3 o’clock Monday Morning.” Elizabeth d. June 22, 1837, “a few moments after 9 O. C. A. M., very sudenly.”

Inscription

In Memory of
ELIZABETH
wife of
John Elmore.
died
June 22, 1837.
AE 71 Ys.



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  • Created by: Linda Mac
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42181700/elizabeth-elmore: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Sterling Elmore (23 Feb 1766–22 Jun 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42181700, citing Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).