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Elizabeth Simcoe, nee Posthuma Gwillim (1762-1850), was an artist and diarist who lived in both Devon and Canada. Born in Northampton, Elizabeth’s mother died during childbirth and her father had died prior to the birth. This resulted in Elizabeth being taken into the care of her maternal aunt and her husband, Admiral Samuel Graves.
Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim Simcoe was born in Aldwincle, Northhampton, on September 22, 1762. Her melancholy middle name memorializes her father's death seven months before she was born and her mother's death twenty-four hours after. She was raised by her Aunt Margaret, her mother's younger sister, who was married to Admiral Samuel Graves ...
Simcoe convalesced at the Devon home of his godfather, Admiral Samuel Graves. In 1782, Simcoe married Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim, his godfather's ward. Elizabeth was a wealthy heiress, who acquired a 5,000-acre (2,000 ha) estate at Honiton in Devon and built Wolford Lodge. Wolford was the Simcoe family seat until 1923.
25 de may. de 2008 · Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe, née Gwillim, auteure et illustratrice (baptisée le 22 septembre 1762 à Northamptonshire, en Angleterre ; décédée le 17 mars 1850 à Devon, en Angleterre). Elizabeth a été l’épouse de John Graves Simcoe, le premier lieutenant-gouverneur du Haut-Canada. Elle était une auteure et une illustratrice renommée ...
Elizabeth Simcoe, (1766-1850) Watercolour. Reference Code: F 47-11-3-2. Archives of Ontario, I0007703. Baptized on September 22, 1762 in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England, Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim knew neither of her parents. Her father, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gwillim, died prior to her birth (hence, her middle name, "Posthuma") and her ...
Elizabeth Fry Society Simcoe Muskoka, Barrie, Ontario. 930 likes · 76 talking about this · 64 were here. Support, advocate for, and empower individuals at risk to enrich their lives and to inspire...
31 de jul. de 2015 · Elizabeth Simcoe, 1790 and drawn by her friend, Mary Anne Burges in water colour taken from The Library and Archives Canada, no. 1972-118-2. Born in Northamptonshire, England on September 22nd in 1762, Elizabeth arrived into the world filled with bittersweet anticipation. Her father, Colonel Thomas Gwillim passed away several months before ...
