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Elizabeth “Bessie” Dixon Gerry

Birth
Ireland
Death
13 Jun 1887 (aged 73–74)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Elizabeth Dixon Gerry was born in Ireland. She was married to James M. Gerry and had six children: James and Richard (both believed to be born in Ireland), Samuel, Eliza, Margaret and Robert who died as an infant. The lived at 564 Grand Street, Manhattan, NY where she was a homemaker. Little else is known about Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was originally buried at Union Cemetery. When the cemetery was sold in the late 1800's her body was moved to Cedar Grove, she is buried in the Geary family plot in the Woodbine section (lot 242-2) with her son Richard and his family. There is not a headstone that marks the Geary family plot.

Related family members on Findagrave:


Shirley Geary
(great, great granddaughter)

Elizabeth Dixon Gerry was born in Ireland. She was married to James M. Gerry and had six children: James and Richard (both believed to be born in Ireland), Samuel, Eliza, Margaret and Robert who died as an infant. The lived at 564 Grand Street, Manhattan, NY where she was a homemaker. Little else is known about Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was originally buried at Union Cemetery. When the cemetery was sold in the late 1800's her body was moved to Cedar Grove, she is buried in the Geary family plot in the Woodbine section (lot 242-2) with her son Richard and his family. There is not a headstone that marks the Geary family plot.

Related family members on Findagrave:


Shirley Geary
(great, great granddaughter)

Gravesite Details

Elizabeth was reinterred to Cedar Grove Cemetery



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  • Created by: Sheryl
  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77231716/elizabeth-gerry: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Bessie” Dixon Gerry (1813–13 Jun 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77231716, citing Union Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Sheryl (contributor 47533655).