Gibson, Elizabeth Bordley, 1777-1863

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Elizabeth Bordley Gibson was born October 21, 1777 to John Beale and Sarah Bordley in Annapolis, Maryland where her parents had retreated from their estate on Wye Island due to the approach of the British army. The Bordleys were family friends of the Washingtons. Elizabeth developed a close friendship with Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Lewis, during Eleanor’s time in Philadelphia during George Washington’s presidency. Elizabeth married James Gibson in 1817. The couple had no children. She died on August 23, 1863.
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referencedIn Shippen family. Papers, 1749-1899. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Elizabeth Bordley Gibson Collection, 1794 -1851 George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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Birth 1777-10-21

Death 1863-08-23

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