Elizabeth Grimke

Elizabeth Grimke
Birthdate:	November 29, 1741
Birthplace:	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Death:	July 06, 1792 (50) Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Place of Burial:	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Frederick Grimke and Martha Emms / Emmes Wife of John Rutledge, Governor, Signer of the US Constitution, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States Mother of Martha Rutledge; Frederick Rutledge, Sr.; Charles Rutledge; Thomas Littleberry Rutledge; Elizabeth Laurens and 1 other Sister of Mary Grimke Half sister of William Williamson

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Elizabeth Grimke (November 29, 1741- July 6, 1792)
She was the daughter of Charleston lawyer Frederick Grimke and Martha (Emmes) Grimke. She was the first cousin of John Faucheraud Grimke, father of the famous 19th-centrury abolitionist sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimke.
Husband: John Rutledge of South Carolina
Married on May 1, 1763. Together they had 10 children. Rutledge was very devoted to his wife, and built the John Rutledge House in Charleston for her.
Elizabeth's death on July 6, 1792 in Charleston, Charleston County, SC was a major cause of the illness that affected Rutledge in the last part of his life.
She is buried in: Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115540920 Elizabeth Grimke Rutledge
Birth: Nov. 29, 1741
Death: Jun. 6, 1792 un Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
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- Parents:
  - Frederick Grimke (1705 - 1778)
  - Martha Emmes Grimke (1703 - 1764)
- Spouse: John Rutledge (1739 - 1800)
- Sibling:
  - Mary Williamson Grimke (1738 - 1807)*
  - Elizabeth Grimke Rutledge (1741 - 1792)
Burial: Saint Michaels Church Cemetery in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina,

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1741	November 29, 1741	Birth of Elizabeth Grimke Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
1764	May 5, 1764	Birth of Martha Rutledge Charleston, Charleston County, SC, United States
1769	March 1, 1769	Birth of Frederick Rutledge, Sr. Charleston Charleston County South Carolina
1773	April 7, 1773	Birth of Charles Rutledge
1774	1774	Birth of Thomas Littleberry Rutledge
1776	January 25, 1776	Birth of Elizabeth Laurens
1783	September 3, 1783	Birth of States Witcomb Rights Rutledge
1792	July 6, 1792 Age 50	Death of Elizabeth Grimke Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
????		Burial of Elizabeth Grimke Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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