Biography

Elizabeth Dean married Noah Dean. They had one son that we have record of, Noah Dean, who died on September 19, 1836. She was Cornelia's nurse (possibly wet nurse), which FMS writes about in her letter to WHS on September 24, 1836. FMS also mentions in her letter to WHS on October 16, 1836 that "Dean has lost her youngest child. they had considerable difficulty in getting any men to help at the funeral."