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Thomas Fitch
(1785-1872)
Nancy Carver
(1785-1855)
Christian Bowman
(1781-1852)
Elizabeth Kreager
(1780-1864)
Henry Comfort Fitch
(1807-1878)
Rebecca Bowman
(1811-1859)
Elizabeth E. Fitch
(1839-After 1880)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. J. G. Cornell

Elizabeth E. Fitch 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 6 August 1839, Ellsworth Township, Mahoning, OH 1 2
  • Marriage (1): J. G. Cornell in March 1869 1
  • Died: After 1 June 1880
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Center, IL on 25 September 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 365 B, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Roll 120
Center, McHenry County, Illinois
Elizabeth Fitch..11..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Aug 1839, then her age should have been 10 instead of 11.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Woodstock, IL on 6 August 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 509, Roll 202, Family 3736
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois
Elizabeth Fitch..21..OH..Teacher
(Living with widowed father.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Aug 1839, then her age should have been 20 instead of 21.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chicago, IL on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 374C, Roll 0194
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Elizabeth Cornell..Wife..40..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 step-children.)
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Elizabeth married J. G. Cornell in March 1869.1 (J. G. Cornell was born in 1833 in New York 1 and died after 1 June 1880.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chicago, IL on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 374C, Roll 0194
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
J. L. Cornell..Self..47..NY..Salesman In Hidoncast
Elizabeth Cornell..Wife..40..OH..Keeping House
Fredrick M. Cornell..Son..27..MI..Collector
Ella Cornell..Dau..24..MI..At Home

NOTE - Based on the ages of the two children, Elizabeth Fitch must have been the second wife of J. G. Cornell, and neither Frederick nor Ella were born to Elizabeth.
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Sources

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, p. 374C, J. G. Cornell and Elizabeth E. Firtch; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0194.

2 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Center, McHenry County, Illinois, p. 365B, dwelling 45, family 45, Henry Comfort Fitch and Rebecca Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 120.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, p. 509, family 3736, Henry Comfort Fitch; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 202.

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