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Wealthy Lawrence Phelps

Birth
Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
2 Mar 1824 (aged 22)
Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Nathan Lawrence and Polly Ward. Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Massachusetts.

Married to Elijah Beardsley Phelps on 30 Dec. 1821 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.
The Connecticut newspaper Hartford Courant, issue 8 Jan 1822, had a Marriage NOTICE (not marriage date) indicating that Elijah and Wealthy are now married. It reads as follows: "--At Canaan, Mr. Elijah B. Phelps of New Milford, to Miss Wealthy Lawrence.--"

She died in 1824 in Lenox, Litchfield Co., Massachuetts, age 22. She was "of New Milford" when she died.

She was buried at Church On the Hill Cemetery

According to the Connecticut Newspaper Notices, Vol 27 (on Ancestry.com), Hale Collection, March 2, 1824, pg. 567
"Phelps Mrs. Wealthy Lenox, Mass. Wife of Elijah B. Phelps, late of New Milford, Conn. Age 22."

They had no children. Elijah went on to marry Jane Wright, one of his former students.
Daughter of Nathan Lawrence and Polly Ward. Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Massachusetts.

Married to Elijah Beardsley Phelps on 30 Dec. 1821 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.
The Connecticut newspaper Hartford Courant, issue 8 Jan 1822, had a Marriage NOTICE (not marriage date) indicating that Elijah and Wealthy are now married. It reads as follows: "--At Canaan, Mr. Elijah B. Phelps of New Milford, to Miss Wealthy Lawrence.--"

She died in 1824 in Lenox, Litchfield Co., Massachuetts, age 22. She was "of New Milford" when she died.

She was buried at Church On the Hill Cemetery

According to the Connecticut Newspaper Notices, Vol 27 (on Ancestry.com), Hale Collection, March 2, 1824, pg. 567
"Phelps Mrs. Wealthy Lenox, Mass. Wife of Elijah B. Phelps, late of New Milford, Conn. Age 22."

They had no children. Elijah went on to marry Jane Wright, one of his former students.


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  • Created by: Allie & Rick
  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140353761/wealthy-phelps: accessed ), memorial page for Wealthy Lawrence Phelps (29 Jul 1801–2 Mar 1824), Find a Grave Memorial ID 140353761, citing Church On the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Allie & Rick (contributor 48467389).