| Name |
Eliza Blackburn Souden (Sowden) |
| Born |
Abt 1789 |
Dumphries, Prince William, VA  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Immigration |
Abt 1815 |
Long Island, NY [3] |
- She came to Long Island on horseback with her brother James. James was a Methodist circuit preacher.
|
| Religion |
Methodist [3] |
- She continued to attend the Methodist church services after her marriage while her husband Jonathan attended the South Haven Presbyterian Church. Because Methodism was viewed with some disdain in its early years, a marriage between a Methodist and a Presbyterian was unusual.
|
| Died |
26 Mar 1861 |
{Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} [2] |
| Buried |
Moriches (Hawkins-Downs Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY [2] |
- From the caption to the cemetery picture: "ELIZA/WIFE OF/JONATHAN HAWKINS/DIED/March 26, 1861,/in the 72 year/of her age Born Eliza B. Sowden, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Sowden, in 1789 at Dumphries, Prince William County, Virginia. She came to Long Island on horseback ca. 1815 with her brother James Sowden. James Sowden was a Methodist circuit preacher on Long Island (in Southampton, Patchogue and Moriches) from ca. 1805-1820 and built the paper mill on the Twin Ponds in Moriches. Elizabeth Sowden married Jonathan Hawkins on 4 February 1818. After their marriage, she attended Methodist church services while her husband continued going to the Presbyterian church at South Haven. Because Methodism was viewed with disdain in its early days, a marriage between a Methodist and a Presbyterian was unusual."
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| Person ID |
I2791 |
Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2005 |
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Abt 1789 - 1861 (~ 72 years)