Wade & Webb Family History

Find a Grave memorial: Eliza Ann Marvin Wade

27 May 2024 · Find a Grave

Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270701181/eliza-ann-wade : accessed 2026-11-09), memorial page for Eliza Ann Marvin Wade (1816–1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 270701181, citing Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; maintained by Helen Day (47941682).

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Field Memorial
Name Eliza Ann Marvin Wade
Birth 1 Mar 1816 · Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
Death 15 Dec 1915 · Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial Cypress Hills Cemetery · Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Plot Section 18, Lot 49
Created by Helen Day (47941682)
Added 2024-05-27
Photos 4 (2 of the grave)

Biography on the memorial (contributor's text, not a primary source):

From her obituary in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on 16 Dec. 1915: Died within three months of her 100th birthday. Born on Gold St. in Manhattan. Attended a reception in old Castle Garden for General Lafayette on his visit here from France and she shook hands with the general and years later described the occasion in great detail. She crossed the East River on one of the first ferry boats and recalled the Brooklyn Anniversary Parade. She lived with her son, Dr. John E Wade at 908 Greene Ave. Brooklyn. She was a member of the Greene Ave. Baptist Church and was to be buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery on Sat. Dec. 18, 1915. 1850 census Williamsburgh, Brooklyn. James Wade 33, spice grinder, Ann 33, children: James, 12, William 9, Washington 7, John 3, Sophia 1 1855 census Brooklyn. James M Wade 39, working at a coffee and spice factory, wife Ann E, 38, children James D 17, working at the coffee & spice factory, William 14, John E 7, Derling 3 and father John Wade age 78 1865 census Brooklyn. James M Wade 49, Anne E 48, 7 children: James D Wade 24, physician, William H Wade 22, carpenter, John E Wade 17, clerk, Durlyn Wade 13 1875 census Brooklyn. James Wade 58, real estate agent, Eliza 57, John E 25, physician, Durlyn 22,a book printer 1900 census, Brooklyn, Greene Ave. Eliza, widow, age 83, with son John Wade, 52, a physician and his two children Frank 22, at college and Adela 15 and two servants. Date of Burial: December 18, 1915 Death Certificate #23363

Spouses linked on the memorial: James M. Wade (1816–1876)

Children linked on the memorial: Dr James Duncan Wade (1838–1902); Dr John Edward Wade (1847–1919); William Henry Wade (1848–1908); Durlyn Wade (1853–1907)

What it says, against the tree

Person Fact Document says Tree says Assessment
Eliza Ann Marvin Wade Birth 1 Mar 1816 Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA 1 Mar 1816 New York, United States agrees on the date; the place agrees
Eliza Ann Marvin Wade Death 15 Dec 1915 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA 15 Dec 1915 Kings, New York agrees on the date; the place agrees
Eliza Ann Marvin Wade Burial Cypress Hills Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Cypress Hills Cem. agrees (the tree abbreviates Cypress Hills Cemetery)