Elizabeth Astor Langdon

1818 - 1896  (78 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Astor Langdon
  Born	1818	Manhattan, New York, New York, United States   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158538682
  Name	Elizabeth Astor Wilks
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lady
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Protestant Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147311
  Died	2 Jun 1896	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	Saint James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I147311	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Matthew Wilks,   b. 1816, , England ,   d. 20 Jun 1899, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Eliza Wilks,   b. 1843, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Matthew Astor Wilks,   b. 3 Mar 1844, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States ,   d. 9 Jul 1926, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States  (Age 82 years)   3. Charles Wilks,   b. 1845, , USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alice Eugenia Wilks,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States ,   d. 13 Jun 1916, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Annette Wilks,   b. 1851, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Katherine Langdon Wilks,   b. 30 Aug 1854, Shanlin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England ,   d. 3 Sep 1948, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   7. Eugene Langdon "Langdon" Wilks,   b. 9 Dec 1855, , New York State, USA ,   d. 9 Jul 1934, Tours, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  WILKS. - On Tuesday, June 2, 1896, at Cruickston Park, Galt, Ontario, Canada, ELIZA ASTOR, daughter of the late Walter Langdon and wife of Matthew Wilks. Funeral service in Canada. Interment at St. James' Church, Hyde Park. From the New York Herald, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1896 The death on June 2, at Cruickston Park, Galt, Ontario, of Mrs. Matthew Wilks which removes one of the old time New Yorkers. Mrs. Wilks was a daughter of the late Walter Langdon. Years ago the Wilks mansion stood on the corner of Astor and Lafayette place, and was the scene of much gayety and many social entertainments. The old house was long ago torn down and replaced by buildings for business purposes, and Mrs. Wilks went to reside in Canada, at the old estate which was much beloved by the family Mrs. Wilks was the mother of Mr. Matthew Wilks and of Mrs. Bryan K. Stevens, ot this city. Another daughter is married to an officer of the British array stationed in Canada.

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 38. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 19919 (1896), Eliza A. L. Wilkes. Eliza A. L. Wilkes, d. 2 Jun 1896, residence Cruickston Park, b. United States aged 77 years, cause: carcinomia & old age (4 years) [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 1 Page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Eliza Astor Langdon Wilks (1818 - 1896) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158538682.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1818 - Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Occupation - Lady - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Protestant Church of England - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jun 1896 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth