Eliza Belle Gardner
(22 November 1855 - 26 April 1895)
3 gen. navigation
2nd great-grandmother of Darrell Allen Martin.

Eliza Belle Gardner      Eliza was born in Newbury, Orange County, Vermont, on 22 November 1855. She was the youngest of twelve recorded siblings.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of William N. Gardner and Eliza Nelson. Eliza Belle Gardner was often called Lizzy. She was often called Belle. She was a resident in the household of William N. Gardner in the 4 August 1860 census taken in Newbury, as "Lizzey B." age 4.7 She was a resident in the household of William N. Gardner in the 7 June 1870 census taken in Newbury, as "Eliza Belle" age 14.8 She married Allen Downing Felch in Newbury, circa July 1871.9,10,11,12 She was a resident in the household of Allen Downing Felch in the 7 June 1880 census taken in Newbury, as "Lizzie B. Felch" keeping house age 24, his wife.13 Eliza died of a heart attack on 26 April 1895 in Newbury, at age 39.14 She was buried next to her daughter Mary in Boltonville, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont.15

     Appears on these charts:
          10-generation pedigree for Darrell Allen Martin
          10-generation descendants of Allen Downing Felch

     Children of Eliza Belle Gardner and Allen Downing Felch:

Eliza Rebekah Felch +   (26 Apr 1872 - ca 8 Apr 1941)
Katie Jane Felch +   (24 Sep 1874 - 8 Oct 1928)
Abbie Adeline Felch   (26 Nov 1877 - 1918)
Lillie Mae Felch +   (4 May 1881 - 24 Nov 1931)
Mary B. Felch (died young)   (11 Nov 1883 - 7 Jun 1886)
Margaret Dora Felch +   (3 Oct 1890 - 16 Oct 1973)

Cited documentation:

1. [S3] Gardner, William, 1870 Census Newbury, VT, as "Eliza Belle Gardner" age 14 b. "Vermont."
2. [S11] Dutton, Herbert W., 1910 Census Springfield, VT, mother of Lillie M. Dutton, b. V.[ermont]
3. [S12] Dutton, Herbert W., 1920 Census Springfield, VT, mother of Lillie F. Dutton, b. Vermont.
4. [S27] Gardiner, Wm., 1860 Census Newbury, VT, as "Lizzy B." age 4 b. "Vermont."
5. [S4] Felch, Allen, 1880 Census Newbury, VT, as "Lizzie B. Felch" age 24 b. "Vt."
6. [S221] Haas, 26 Jul 1996, "Nov. 22, 1855" in one place, "born Nov. 22, 1857" by mistake in another.
7. [S27] Gardiner, Wm., 1860 Census Newbury, VT.
8. [S3] Gardner, William, 1870 Census Newbury, VT.
9. [S4] Felch, Allen, 1880 Census Newbury, VT, Allen Felch head of household, "Lizzie B. Felch" wife.
10. [S11] Dutton, Herbert W., 1910 Census Springfield, VT.
11. [S167] The July 1871 date is a guess based on the date of birth of their daughter Eliza Rebekah Felch, who was born 26 April 1872.
12. [S221] Haas, 26 Jul 1996, "Grampe Felch was married three times. Eliza Belle Gardner was his first wife".
13. [S4] Felch, Allen, 1880 Census Newbury, VT.
14. [S221] Haas, 26 Jul 1996, "died April 26, 1895".
15. [S221] Haas, 26 Jul 1996, [her daughter Mary] "is buried beside Eliza Belle Gardner Felch in Boltonville, VT".

The author strongly cautions the reader about making any assumption concerning the existence of uncited documentation (whether the assumption is that it does exist -- or that it does not).

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