Elizabeth A. Wellington, ^^{[1, 2]}

1917 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Elizabeth A. Wellington
  Suffix	^
  Nickname	Betty
  Born	11 Jun 1917	New York, New York, NY   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Brookline, Norfalk, MA   [6]
  	She was living with her mother Lucille in her grandparents household. She was recorded with the surname Rohde.
  Misc	19 Aug 1922	New York, New York, NY   [4]
  	arrived on the ship Vauban from Cherbourg, France
  	She was traveling with her mother, and had a surname of Rohde.
  Misc	26 Aug 1929	New York, New York, NY
  	arrived on the passenger ship Minnewaska from Boulogne Sur Mer, France
  	She was traveling with her mother. She had a surname of Rohde.
  Died	28 Apr 2009	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3]
  Notes	On the marriage of her mother, Lucile, to C. Oliver Wellington, Elizabeth took Wellington as her surname.
  Person ID	I4415	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2009

  
  

  Father	[h1\ Lucile] Rohde
  Mother	Lucile Pierce, ^,   b. 8 Jul 1894, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA ,   d. May 1981, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dennis Puleston, ^,   b. 30 Dec 1905, England ,   d. 8 Jun 2001, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  (Age 95 years)
  Married	1939  [1, 7]
  Children	1. Dennis Edward Puleston, ^,   d. 1978, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico   2. Peter Puleston, ^   3. Jennifer Puleston, ^   4. Sally Puleston, ^
  Photos		Puleston Family, about 2000 .. Dennis Puleston, Jennifer Puleston Clements, Betty Wellington Puleston
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Betty Puleston
  		George C. Stoney and Betty Wellington Puleston, 1993 .. while George and Betty were both working at the Henry Street Settlement in New York City in the late 1930s, they became close friends, a friendship that lasted through their lives. George was a frequent visitor at the Puleston compound in Brookhaven, NY, and they collaborated on several documentary film projects.

  
  

  Documents

  She opened her home to the world: The Life and Times of Betty Puleston By Chuck Anderson Elizabeth Wellington Puleston's obituary as it appeared in the Long Island Advance.

  
  

  Videos

  Film: "Race or Reason. The Bellport Delimna" .. About the reaction to the 2003 human rights video by Betty Puleston and Lynne Jackson as presented in the 2009 two-day "A Tribute to George Stoney" at The Museum of Modern Art, in February, 2009. A discussion followed the screening. Two generations of youth from Bellport High School, LI, met and were transformed. The program was hosted by William Sloan, Curator Emeritus, MoMA Circulating Film Library and presented by George C. Stoney and David Bagnall, filmmakers. Dedicated to the memory of George Cashel Stoney, 1916-2012. MobilePhoneNewsReport by Donna Cameron.

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] New York Times, pg 31, Obituary: 7 Feb 1959, p. 19. [S53] Personal Knowledge: John Deitz. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 7 May 2009, p. 10. [S444] Passenger Lists, New York 1820-1957, Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3162; Line: 20; . [S444] Passenger Lists, New York 1820-1957, Year: 1929; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4564; Line: 9. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_721; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 908. [S118] New York Times, pg 31, Obituary. 16 June 2001.