Mrs. Lizzietta E. Ashley, was born the only child of Nathan D. and Eunice (Jenney) Hiller. She was born March 29, 1855 at Pine Island, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Her mother died when she was only a few months old, and the child became an inmate of the home of her maternal grandparents at Marion. In that town her childhood was passed and there she was educated.
At the age of sixteen she began to teach school in the same town. Very early in life, she was greatly interested in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, which seemed to be in preparation for the work she was to take up and carry so successfully forward in after years. At the old Davis place in Acushnet, on the Long Plain road, a short distance from Parting Ways, Mrs. Ashley first began to care for invalids, having room to accommodate only a few. As time went by, the growing demand for her services made it apparent that there was, for her, a wider field of opportunity.
In 1900 she purchased the Nye estate, so well adapted by location, size and general attractiveness for a Sanitarium. It required courage, energy and perseverance to undertake so great a task, for not only was a large sum to be paid for the estate, but much outlay must be made in alterations and additions to make the house suitable for the purpose for which it was desired.
All these Mrs. Ashley has exhibited and in the years since she purchased the estate, "Pine Lawn Sanitarium" has become widely known and appreciated. Mrs. Ashley has made an assured success of the work she enjoys and is so well fitted for.
She married on July 10, 1878, Loring P. Ashley of Acushnet. They had one child, Percival L. Ashley, born September 8, 1881.
Bio from "A History of the Town of Acushnet" by Franklyn Howland and transcribed by FAG member goose (#47534920).
At the age of sixteen she began to teach school in the same town. Very early in life, she was greatly interested in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, which seemed to be in preparation for the work she was to take up and carry so successfully forward in after years. At the old Davis place in Acushnet, on the Long Plain road, a short distance from Parting Ways, Mrs. Ashley first began to care for invalids, having room to accommodate only a few. As time went by, the growing demand for her services made it apparent that there was, for her, a wider field of opportunity.
In 1900 she purchased the Nye estate, so well adapted by location, size and general attractiveness for a Sanitarium. It required courage, energy and perseverance to undertake so great a task, for not only was a large sum to be paid for the estate, but much outlay must be made in alterations and additions to make the house suitable for the purpose for which it was desired.
All these Mrs. Ashley has exhibited and in the years since she purchased the estate, "Pine Lawn Sanitarium" has become widely known and appreciated. Mrs. Ashley has made an assured success of the work she enjoys and is so well fitted for.
She married on July 10, 1878, Loring P. Ashley of Acushnet. They had one child, Percival L. Ashley, born September 8, 1881.
Bio from "A History of the Town of Acushnet" by Franklyn Howland and transcribed by FAG member goose (#47534920).
Mrs. Lizzietta E. Ashley, was born the only child of Nathan D. and Eunice (Jenney) Hiller. She was born March 29, 1855 at Pine Island, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Her mother died when she was only a few months old, and the child became an inmate of the home of her maternal grandparents at Marion. In that town her childhood was passed and there she was educated.
At the age of sixteen she began to teach school in the same town. Very early in life, she was greatly interested in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, which seemed to be in preparation for the work she was to take up and carry so successfully forward in after years. At the old Davis place in Acushnet, on the Long Plain road, a short distance from Parting Ways, Mrs. Ashley first began to care for invalids, having room to accommodate only a few. As time went by, the growing demand for her services made it apparent that there was, for her, a wider field of opportunity.
In 1900 she purchased the Nye estate, so well adapted by location, size and general attractiveness for a Sanitarium. It required courage, energy and perseverance to undertake so great a task, for not only was a large sum to be paid for the estate, but much outlay must be made in alterations and additions to make the house suitable for the purpose for which it was desired.
All these Mrs. Ashley has exhibited and in the years since she purchased the estate, "Pine Lawn Sanitarium" has become widely known and appreciated. Mrs. Ashley has made an assured success of the work she enjoys and is so well fitted for.
She married on July 10, 1878, Loring P. Ashley of Acushnet. They had one child, Percival L. Ashley, born September 8, 1881.
Bio from "A History of the Town of Acushnet" by Franklyn Howland and transcribed by FAG member goose (#47534920).
At the age of sixteen she began to teach school in the same town. Very early in life, she was greatly interested in anatomy, physiology and hygiene, which seemed to be in preparation for the work she was to take up and carry so successfully forward in after years. At the old Davis place in Acushnet, on the Long Plain road, a short distance from Parting Ways, Mrs. Ashley first began to care for invalids, having room to accommodate only a few. As time went by, the growing demand for her services made it apparent that there was, for her, a wider field of opportunity.
In 1900 she purchased the Nye estate, so well adapted by location, size and general attractiveness for a Sanitarium. It required courage, energy and perseverance to undertake so great a task, for not only was a large sum to be paid for the estate, but much outlay must be made in alterations and additions to make the house suitable for the purpose for which it was desired.
All these Mrs. Ashley has exhibited and in the years since she purchased the estate, "Pine Lawn Sanitarium" has become widely known and appreciated. Mrs. Ashley has made an assured success of the work she enjoys and is so well fitted for.
She married on July 10, 1878, Loring P. Ashley of Acushnet. They had one child, Percival L. Ashley, born September 8, 1881.
Bio from "A History of the Town of Acushnet" by Franklyn Howland and transcribed by FAG member goose (#47534920).
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