My 2nd great grandmother on my maternal side. Elizabeth Power(s) is her name. She married William Hinch(c)liffe in England and came to the US with him settling in Fall River, Massachusetts. I have that she was born about 1821 and died somewhere between 1870 and 1880, as she is listed in the 1870 United States Census but William is listed as Widower in 1880. I cannot find out anything about her prior to coming to the United States and I cannot find when she exactly died. I have gone to the Fall River library and searched and saved their death notations and cannot find anything. I have an indication in my tree, not sure where I got it, that lists Lawrence as her father's name. I have nothing to verify that. I can tell you that William and Elizabeth had 9 children, all in Fall River, that I know of. Mary 1848-1849, Mary 1850-1908, Thomas 1852-1912, Jane 1856-1861, Elizabeth 1860-1918, Sarah 1860-?, Ruth 1860-1863, William 1861-1862 and Samuel (my 1st great grandfather) 1862-1927.
Here is an early Christmas gift for you... William and Elizabeth were married in St. Peter's Catholic Church, Ashton under Lyne, Stayleybridge Cheshire on May 26, 1845. His parents are listed as Thomas and Mary Hinchcliffe, hers are Lawrence and Elizabeth Power. Source: Cheshire Non-conformist & Roman Catholic Registers (Marriages) on FindMyPast
It might help you to see who the witnesses were - Maria Power is one of them. See the last column on the right.
Your next step might be to hunt for Elizabeth and her parents in the 1841 census. I would start with Cheshire and see what you can find. In fact a 20 year old Elizabeth Power with mother Elizabeth (no father in the household) shows up in Stockport Cheshire in 1841.
This is so awesome. Thank you so much for this information. Merry Christmas!
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