Elise Ann Crowninshield

Brief Life History of Elise Ann

When Elise Ann Crowninshield was born in 1833, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Samuel Gilmore Crowningshield, was 22 and her mother, Nancy Blake, was 22. She married Edwin Richardson Franklin on 6 August 1850, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years and West Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1880. She died on 9 August 1892, in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 59.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Richardson Franklin
1828–1902
Elise Ann Crowninshield
1833–1892
Marriage: 6 August 1850
Charles E. Franklin
1851–1851
Frederick Lester Franklin
1853–1931
Ada Alvira Franklin
1855–1855
William Wright Franklin
1857–1900
Hero Juno Franklin
1858–
Flora Jane Wright Franklin
1858–1938
Alice Idanelle Franklin
1859–1863
Grace Lenore Franklin
1861–1861
Arthur Leon Franklin
1863–1865
Eugenia Estelle Franklin
1864–1865
Eugene Richardson Franklin
1868–1930
Agness Gertrude Franklin
1873–1873

Sources (40)

  • Elsie L Franklin in household of Edward Franklin, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elisie Ann, "Rhode Island, State Births Index, 1819, 1852-1900"
  • Elsa A. Crowninsheild, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1841 · Dorr Rebellion

The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.

1862 · US Naval Academy

The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of a German surname, most probably Groneschild or Gronenschild ‘green shield’, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by such a shield on the signboard.

History: This surname is recorded in MA from 1699 onward.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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