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Elizabeth Bussinger

3rd Great-Grandmother
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Elizabeth Bussinger was born May 05, 1842 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA to Maria Magdalena Mary Weyman & Johannes John Bussinger. She married Francis Wells December 12, 1861 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA and they gave birth to Harriet Elizabeth Wells at Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on July 06, 1879. Elizabeth Bussinger died November 30, 1904 at Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA after living approximately 63 years.
Her mother, Mary, died on Elizabeth's 41st birthday, Her brothers were both in the Civil War. John died at Chancellorsville. Daniel was captured and survived Andersonville and then later testified in the warden's trial, one of the few war crimes trials, if not the only one. Daniel was eventually warden of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia around the turn of the century.
Events
Records Birth
May 05, 1842
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Residence
1850
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Marriage to Francis Wells
December 12, 1861
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Residence
1870
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Residence
1880
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Residence
1900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records Death
November 30, 1904
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Records
1850
1850 United States Federal Census
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Year: 1850; Census Place: North Penn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_820; Page: 12B; Image: 33
1861
Marriage Record
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage of Francis Wells and Elizabeth Bussinger at First United Methodist Church of Germantown
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
December 12, 1861
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage; First United Methodist Church of Germantown
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
1870
1870 United States Federal Census (2nd Enumeration)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22 Dist 71 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1437; Page: 213B; Family History Library Film: 552936
1880
1880 United States Federal Census
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1181; Page: 243C; Enumeration District: 437
1900
1900 United States Federal Census
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0514; FHL microfilm: 1241464
November 30, 1904
Philadelphia Death Certificate
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records.
November 30, 1904
Find a Grave
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30205132
Ivy Hill Cemetery
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012; Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
December 07, 1904
Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania probate record; Probate Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Images
Elizabeth Wells Death Certificate

Elizabeth Wells Death Certificate

November 30, 1904 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania Death Certificates
Elizabeth Bussinger Wells Death Notice

Elizabeth Bussinger Wells Death Notice

November 30, 1904 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Wells - On November 30, 1904, Elizabeth, the wife of the late Francis Wells, aged 63 years. Relatives and friends of the family, and the ladies of the G.A.R. Circle No 94, are invited to attend the funeral on Saturday at 2 PM from her late residence, Uber at Logan. Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Philadelphia Inquirer; 03 Dec 1904; page 7