Elizabeth Rittenhouse

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Elizabeth Rittenhouse (Bull)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1793 (39-40)
Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Gen. John Bull and Mary Bull
Wife of Capt. Benjamin Rittenhouse
Mother of David Rittenhouse; Mary Nourse; John Bull Rittenhouse; Benjamin Franklin Rittenhouse and Elizabeth Rittenhouse
Sister of Animus Anna Smith; Ezekiel William Bull; Maria Louise Nourse; Rebecca Boyd and Sarah Harriet Bull

Occupation: Keeping House
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About Elizabeth Rittenhouse

Both Elizabeth and her husband's graves are unmarked, but their position is recorded. She and Benjamin were the parents of five children: David (b. 1776 married Sarah Hughes); Mary (1779-1876 married Michael Nourse); John Bull (b. on or before 1783 - records lost); Benjamin Franklin (1784-1803, died of yellow fever and buried at sea); and Elizabeth (1788-1817).

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Elizabeth Rittenhouse's Timeline

1753
1753
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
August 25, 1776
Norriton Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1779
September 2, 1779
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1781
1781
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1784
May 10, 1784
Worcester, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1788
August 28, 1788
Worcester Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
1793
Age 40
Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
Age 40
Saint James Perkiomen Church Cemetery, Evansburg, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States