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Elizabeth Loomis
1813 - 1885 (72 years)-
Name Elizabeth Loomis Birth 2 Feb 1813 Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania 
Gender Female Death 9 Aug 1885 Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Burial Beech Flats Cemetery, Beech Flats, Bradford County, Pennsylvania Notes - WRIGHT.--Betsey Loomis, wife of Ashahel W. Wright, died of dropsy, at her home in the Town of Canton, Pa., August 9, 1885, aged 72 years, 6 months and 3 days. The subject of this sketch was born in Canton, Pa., February 6, 1813 and resided in this township all her life except a few years which was spent in the State of New York. In 1841 on New Years Day she was united in marriage with Mr. A. W. Wright, by Rev. Mr. Kingsley. She was converted to God the next year under the labors of the clergyman who married them and immediately after joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at East Canton, of which she has been a consistent member ever since. Last February she sustained injuries, the result of a severe fall, which seemed to break her constitution and make way for the disease which caused her death. She won and held the profound respect of all who knew her by her quiet modesty, purity of character and other sterling Christian graces. She leaves two sons, six daughters and a companion to mourn their loss.
Written by J.C.B.M.
(Northern Christian Advocate, August 27, 1885)
Person ID I16807 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 13 Feb 2025
Father Augustus Loomis, b. 14 Apr 1765, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut d. 18 Apr 1831, Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (Age 66 years) Mother Liberty Gillett, b. Abt 1776, Connecticut d. 1 Mar 1857, Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 81 years) Marriage 1795 Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut Family ID F6178 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- WRIGHT.--Betsey Loomis, wife of Ashahel W. Wright, died of dropsy, at her home in the Town of Canton, Pa., August 9, 1885, aged 72 years, 6 months and 3 days. The subject of this sketch was born in Canton, Pa., February 6, 1813 and resided in this township all her life except a few years which was spent in the State of New York. In 1841 on New Years Day she was united in marriage with Mr. A. W. Wright, by Rev. Mr. Kingsley. She was converted to God the next year under the labors of the clergyman who married them and immediately after joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at East Canton, of which she has been a consistent member ever since. Last February she sustained injuries, the result of a severe fall, which seemed to break her constitution and make way for the disease which caused her death. She won and held the profound respect of all who knew her by her quiet modesty, purity of character and other sterling Christian graces. She leaves two sons, six daughters and a companion to mourn their loss.
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Birth - 2 Feb 1813 - Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania 
Death - 9 Aug 1885 - Canton, Bradford County, Pennsylvania 
Burial - - Beech Flats Cemetery, Beech Flats, Bradford County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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