Baird family centennial: Bertha Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan 1905, daughter of John Wheeler Sanford and Bertha Furman; brother's 2004 obituary names Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer, already deceased, aunt of Lily.
Born Bertha Elizabeth Sanford (Baird family centennial). Family and obituaries use Elizabeth; nickname Blee. Maiden Sanford (also spelled Sandford in one Warwick feature). Married Madison Horton Lewis 20 Sep 1924; after his death remarried Lester van Leer. Already deceased by brother's 10 Jul 2004 death; exact death day not found.
Facts
- Name
- Elizabeth Sanford Lewis
- Maiden name
- Sanford
- Born
- 29 January 1905
- Birthplace
- Warwick, Orange County, New York (Maple Terrace Farm)
- Died
- 10 July 2004
- Generation
- 3
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Female
Parents
Spouses
Children
Sources
- Lily McLean 2023 obituary names niece Faith O'Grady of Ireland.
daughter of the late Madison H. and Elizabeth (Sanford) Lewis, long-time, esteemed residents of Warwick
- Named Hope (Horton) Lewis, mother of Madison Horton Lewis.
married, September 20, 1924, to Elizabeth Sanford
- Warwick historical feature: Elizabeth Sandford/Sanford of the Sanford farm; typhoid at Smith College; married Madison Horton Lewis in Warwick; three daughters Mary Hope, Joan, Elizabeth 'Lilibet'. After Madison's death she remarried Lester van Leer.
Madison Horton Lewis and Elizabeth Sandford. ... Elizabeth had contracted typhoid fever at Smith College and returned to the Sanford farm to recuperate. ... three daughters, Mary Hope, Joan and Elizabeth “Lilibet” ... After the death of Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Lewis remarried Lester van Leer and continued to stay on as president of the Historical Society for 20 years
- Portrait exhibited as Mrs. Elizabeth 'Blee' Sanford Lewis VanLeer.
the elegant portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth “Blee” Sanford Lewis VanLeer painted by Franklin C. Watkins
- Named among the six children of Freeborn Garrettson Jewett and Joan Sanford Lewis.
He met Joan Sanford Lewis through Yale-Vassar connections ... married in 1952 in Warwick, New York
- Centennial tribute by a grandchild of Abigail / child of Frances: names “my grandmother, Abigail Denton Baird” and “Our mother, Frances Amelia Baird Stanford,” linking Abigail as mother of Frances.
John Wheeler, b May 13. 1864; m Oct, 6, 1897, Bertha Furman. Frances Isabel, b Feb. it. 1900. Bertha Elizabeth, b Jan. 29, 1905. John Wheeler, b Jan. 8, 1910.
- Son's 2004 obituary names her Bertha Furman Sanford, already deceased, mother of John Wheeler Sanford Jr. and of Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer.
He is also survived by four nieces: Mary Hope Lewis of Greenwich, CT, Joan Sanford Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis McLean of McLean, Va and Frances Bradner Masefield of Warwick ... He was predeceased by two sisters: Frances Sanford Bradner and Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer
- Purchased Wyndhurst in Warwick as summer home; owner of J.M. Horton Ice Cream Co.
Lewis’ son, Madison Horton Lewis and Elizabeth Sandford. ... Elizabeth had contracted typhoid fever at Smith College and returned to the Sanford farm to recuperate. ... they eventually married in Warwick.
- Son's 2004 obituary names her Bertha Furman Sanford, already deceased, mother of John Wheeler Sanford Jr. and of Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer.
He was predeceased by two sisters: Frances Sanford Bradner and Elizabeth Sanford Lewis VanLeer