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Elizabeth Crockett (née Patton, born May 22, 1788; died January 31, 1860) was an American female farmer, housewife, and widow, who is recognized in history as the wife of Alamo defender Davy Crockett.
Aug 22, 2023 · Elizabeth Patton Crockett, at age seventy-one, died on January 31, 1860, in Hood County and was buried in Acton Cemetery, and popular tradition holds that she was interred in the widow’s black dress. She had reportedly only worn black since David’s death.
Elizabeth Crockett died after an early morning walk from her cabin, at age 72. She was buried in the Acton cemetery. Her remains and that of several family members are in what constitutes the Acton State Park and Monument, the smallest Park in Texas.
Feb 20, 2020 · It is known that she suffered for some time – complications from childbirth is a strong possibility — before dying in 1815, leaving him with two young sons and an infant daughter. The next year Crockett remarried, to a woman named Elizabeth Patton, a widow who had a son and daughter of her own.
Jul 30, 2023 · Wife of David Crockett — married 1815 in Lawrence, Tennessee, United States. Descendants. Mother of Robert Patton Crockett, Elizabeth Jane Crockett, Elizabeth Jane (Crocket) Whitehurst, Rebecca Elvira (Crockett) Halford and Matilda (Crockett) Fields. Died 31 Jan 1860 at age 71 in Acton, Hood, Texas, United States.
Mar 14, 2019 · Elizabeth Crockett, the widow of the legendary Alamo defender David Crockett, was recognized by the Texas Legislature after her arrival in Texas along with her son, Robert P. Crockett.
That wording must have been about as easy for the 65-year-old widow to understand as it is today, but Texas had finally reimbursed her family for its loss. The widow’s name was Elizabeth Patton Crockett. Her husband went by David. And he died hard. It happened on the morning of March 6, 1836.
