Drinker, Elizabeth Sandwith, 1734-1807
Variant namesElizabeth Sandwith Drinker's milieu was the community of well-to-do Quakers in eighteenth century Philadelphia. She was born in 1735, the daughter of Sarah Jervis and William Sandwith, a Philadelphia merchant and shipowner. In 1761 she married Henry Drinker (1743-1809), also a merchant. An invalid much of her life, she died in 1807.
From the description of Diaries, 1758-1807 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006579
Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker of Philadelphia was the daughter of William Sandwith, a merchant and shipowner; in 1761 she married Henry Drinker, also a merchant.
From the description of Diaries, 1758-1807. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489633
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Letchworth family. [Marriage certificates], 1783-1906. | Haverford College Library | |
| creatorOf | Drinker, Elizabeth Sandwith, 1734-1807. Diaries, 1758-1807. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Drinker family,. Papers, 1722-1889. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| creatorOf | Drinker, Elizabeth Sandwith, 1734-1807. Diaries, 1758-1807 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809. Correspondence, 1777-1778. | Haverford College Library | |
| referencedIn | McNeil Center for Early American Studies. Records, 1959-2006. | University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center |
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Death 1807
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