Eastside Historic Cemetery District in Detroit in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elizabeth Denison Forth
c.1793 - 1866
Photographed by Marc Posner, October 26, 2019
1. Elizabeth Denison Forth Marker
Lisette gained freedom from slavery by escaping to Canada with family. Returning, she became a longtime domestic caretaker, investor, stockholder, and the first Black female landowner in Michigan.
Founder of St. James Episcopal Church. Elizabeth Dennison Forth. Emancipated 1807. Died Aug 7, 1866 - Age 114
Erected by Detroit Historical Museum, Black Historic Sites Comm.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1866.
Location. 42° 20.929′ N, 83° 1′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District. It can be reached from Robert Brady Drive north of Lafayette Street. Located in Elmwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Elmwood St, Detroit MI 48207, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mt. Elliott Cemetery Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michigan's Oldest Jewish Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. Ό mile away); First Michigan Colored Regiment (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Players (approx. half a mile away); The Battle of Bloody Run (approx. half a mile away); WGPR-TV (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. John's Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Detroit.
Regarding Elizabeth Denison Forth. She was born in 1786, and died August 7, 1866, aged 80 years. The marker has the wrong year of birth, and the wrong age.
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2. Elizabeth Denison Forth
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,635 times since then and 38 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week August 4, 2024. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on August 4, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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