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Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (born Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, October 5, 1826 – August 23, 1905) was the widow and heir of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt, founder of Colt's Manufacturing Company.
- Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, October 5, 1826, Saybrook, Connecticut, United States
- Samuel Colt
1042: Elizabeth Jarvis Colt. She’s Been Relegated to “Sam Colt’s Wife” Status. Born: 5 October 1826, Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America. Died: 23 August 1905, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America. But in reality, Elizabeth was much, much more.
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis was the eldest child of William Jarvis, an Episcopal minister, and Elizabeth Miller Hart, who was well-connected in Rhode Island’s social elite. In 1856 she married Samuel Colt, the world famous arms manufacturer and inventor of the Colt revolver.
Elizabeth, having lost her husband and all five of her children, commissioned the Parish House for the Church of the Good Shepherd to help allay her grief. She was 68. In 1901, she sold her interest in the Colt Manufacturing Co., but continued her philanthropy. Elizabeth Jarvis Colt died on Aug. 23, 1905, at the age of 78.
5 de oct. de 2020 · Armsmear, Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford - Connecticut Historical Society. On October 5, 1826, Elizabeth Jarvis was born in Hartford. When she was 30, she married industrialist Samuel Colt and 6 years later, upon his death in 1862, Elizabeth Jarvis Colt inherited controlling interest in Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Company, the ...
Case in point. Elizabeth Jarvis Colt. Her husband, Samuel Colt, dies at age 47. The Colts had four children; three — including a 3-year-old daughter — do not survive childhood. Then her only surviving son, Coldwell Colt, dies at 35. So despite great wealth and accomplishments in business, deep sorrows. How does she respond? She rebuilds ...
Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (nacida como Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, 5 de octubre de 1826 - 23 de agosto de 1905) era la viuda y heredera del fabricante de armas de fuego Samuel Colt, fundador de Colt's Manufacturing Company. Elizabeth Hart Jarvis nació en Saybrook, Connecticut, hija del reverendo William Jarvis, ministro episcopal, y Elizabeth Jarvis.
