Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927

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Lizzie Borden was born July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts, to a wealthy family. Her mother, Sarah, died when she was a child. Her father, Andrew, later married Abby Durfee Gray. On August 4th, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered at home. Lizzie was arrested after making contradictory statements to the police about the murders. She was put on trial for murder on June 5, 1893. The prosecuting attorneys were Hosea M. Knowlton and William H. Moody. The defending attorneys were Andrew V. Jennings, Melvin O. Adams, and former Massachusetts governor George D. Robinson. Lizzie was acquitted of the charges and the murders went unsolved. She moved into a new house and called herself Lizbeth A. Borden. Borden was ostracised by society since she was the presumed murderer even though she was acquitted after her trial. Boden died from pneumonia June 1, 1927 at home in Falls River.
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referencedIn Knowlton, Charles W. A hot day in Fall River : the Borden murders : typescript, 1974 Nov. 7 / by Charles W. Knowlton. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893. Letters, 1850-1893 (bulk: 1876-1893) Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn De Mille, Agnes. Lizzie Borden : dance of death / by Agnes de Mille. New York Public Libraries for the Performing Arts, Dance Collection
referencedIn White, Caroline Barrett, 1828-1915. Papers, 1844-1915. Gadsden Public Library
creatorOf Borden, Lizzie. PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Lizzie Borden murder case scrapbooks, 1892?-1893? Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927. Lizzie Borden autograph letter signed to Susan Francis Wilbur Hill, 1878 July 26. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Edward Padula papers, 1952-2001 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Hough, Henry Beetle, 1896-. Most famous murder trial of the century : album, 1892-1928. Houghton Library
referencedIn Biography Collection MS 393., 1771-1995, 1920-1970 Sophia Smith Collection
referencedIn Sophia Smith Collection. Biography collection, 1771-1995 (bulk 1920s-70s). Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn American Medical Association. Dept. of Investigation. Records. Marchant, Paul C.-Marks, William P. (inclusive), 1916-1937. American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library
creatorOf Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927,. Trial of Lizzie Borden : transcript of stenographer's minutes of Borden trial / [Frank H. Burt]. Allegheny College, Lawrence Lee Pelletier Library
referencedIn Covel, Tom E. Play, 1978. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Lincoln, Victoria, 1904-1981. Victoria Lincoln papers, 1833-1986. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
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associatedWith Borden, Abby Durfee Gray, 1828-1892. person
associatedWith Borden, Andrew Jackson, 1822-1892. person
associatedWith Burt, Frank H. person
associatedWith Covel, Tom E. person
associatedWith De Mille, Agnes. person
correspondedWith Hill, Susan Francis Wilbur, b. 1837 person
associatedWith Hill, William, 1799-1871 person
associatedWith Knowlton, Charles W. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Victoria, 1904-1981. person
associatedWith Massachusetts. Second District Court (Bristol County) corporateBody
associatedWith Padula, Edward, 1916-2001 person
associatedWith Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893. person
associatedWith White, Caroline Barrett, 1828-1915. person
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Death 1927-06-01

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