Elizabeth Rowell Thompson was born into a poor farming family in Vermont in 1821. In 1844 she married the wealthy and reclusive Thomas Thompson of Boston, heir to a considerable fortune, and the city's premier art collector. The Thompson's settled on Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton soon after their marriage. When Thomas Thompson died in 1869 Elizabeth inherited the bulk of his estate. Her philanthropic ventures over the next thirty years included generous support of the American anti-slavery movement, creation of model communities for working class families in the west, the gift of an astronomical observatory to Vassar College, and the funding for research to eradicate yellow fever.
G.W. Rowell, was an early settler Kinsley, Kansas, and his wealthy sister, Elizabeth Thompson, donated money to build a town hall in Kinsley.
Father: Samuel Rowell
G.W. Rowell, was an early settler Kinsley, Kansas, and his wealthy sister, Elizabeth Thompson, donated money to build a town hall in Kinsley.
Father: Samuel Rowell
Elizabeth Rowell Thompson was born into a poor farming family in Vermont in 1821. In 1844 she married the wealthy and reclusive Thomas Thompson of Boston, heir to a considerable fortune, and the city's premier art collector. The Thompson's settled on Chestnut Hill Avenue in Brighton soon after their marriage. When Thomas Thompson died in 1869 Elizabeth inherited the bulk of his estate. Her philanthropic ventures over the next thirty years included generous support of the American anti-slavery movement, creation of model communities for working class families in the west, the gift of an astronomical observatory to Vassar College, and the funding for research to eradicate yellow fever.
G.W. Rowell, was an early settler Kinsley, Kansas, and his wealthy sister, Elizabeth Thompson, donated money to build a town hall in Kinsley.
Father: Samuel Rowell
G.W. Rowell, was an early settler Kinsley, Kansas, and his wealthy sister, Elizabeth Thompson, donated money to build a town hall in Kinsley.
Father: Samuel Rowell
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