Elizabeth Cole was the infant daughter of Stephen Cole and Martha Hunter Cole of Chester; then Chester, now Delaware County, PA. The birth date above is actually her baptism date. Birth date unknown. The death date identified above comes from a headstone transcription in COLE FOOTPRINTS by Camellia T. Denys (1983), but the source is not provided. My contact at St. Paul's said births and deaths were not recorded in the church records - only baptisms and burials. From the records I have examined (and those attached here) that certainly is the case. Her burial date per St. Paul's Episcopal Church records is 27 June 1731.
Elizabeth Cole was the infant daughter of Stephen Cole and Martha Hunter Cole of Chester; then Chester, now Delaware County, PA. The birth date above is actually her baptism date. Birth date unknown. The death date identified above comes from a headstone transcription in COLE FOOTPRINTS by Camellia T. Denys (1983), but the source is not provided. My contact at St. Paul's said births and deaths were not recorded in the church records - only baptisms and burials. From the records I have examined (and those attached here) that certainly is the case. Her burial date per St. Paul's Episcopal Church records is 27 June 1731.
Inscription
ELIZABETH COLE died June 19, 1731 - age 9 mos.
In 1893, a survey of every monument in the Old St. Paul’s Churchyard was conducted, and a missive titled The Silent City was published as part of a church publication. This survey, records the names, dates, and inscriptions “as far as legible.” No gravesite location data was recorded.
Elizabeth Cole, "died June 19, 1731, aged 10 months."
Gravesite Details
There was a WPA survey in 1936-37. By that time her headstone must not have been legible as her grave is not identified. It is believed to be WPA grave 71, 72 or 74. Her father, Stephen Cole b. 1700 d 1744/5, is WPA grave 73.
