Elizabeth Amelia (Parkhill) Gloucester (abt. 1817 - 1883)

Born about 1817 in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Died 9 Aug 1883 at about age 66 in New York, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth Amelia (Parkhill) Gloucester is Notable.

Elizabeth Amelia was born about 1817. She passed away in 1883.

Elizabeth A. Gloucester was one of the wealthiest black woman in America at the time of her death and was a supporter of the Underground Railroad and a business owner.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCT4-1KY : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Gloucester in household of James Gloucester, New York City, ward 5, New York, New York, United States; citing family 469, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ8X-BQN : 17 August 2017), Eliz A Glouester, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 176D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,840.

• Elizabeth A. Parkhill Gloucester (1817-1883) on Find A Grave: Memorial #142856538, Green-Wood Cemetery , Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), PLOT Sec 31 Lot 9817; New York, USA; retrieved 11 October 2019

• "Underground: The Remains of Mrs. E. A. Gloucester." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY), 11 August 1883, Page 4, available at bklyn.newspapers.com (accessed 11 October 2019).

• "Overlooked No More: Elizabeth A. Gloucester, ‘Richest’ Black Woman and Ally of John Brown", The New York Times, Published Sept. 18, 2019, Updated Sept. 23, 2019; available at https://nyti.ms/2LYPK9k, mirror at http://archive.is/S3vvL.

• Spellen, Suzanne (aka Montrose Morris), "Walkabout: The Gloucester Family of Brooklyn", posted October 2012; Brownstoner.com blog; Part 1; Part 2; Part 3.

• Wikipedia article for Elizabeth A. Gloucester Wikidata: Item Q91608852, en:Wikipedia