Daughter of Laurence and Eliza Greatrake.
Married Benjamin Franklin Peale on 24 Apr 1815 at St Michaels, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA., when he was 19 years old, without his father's consent. The marriage was annulled on 22 Mar 1820, she had been committed to the Pennsylvania Hospital as a "lunatic". He was apparently forewarned by an acquaintance to him and knowledgeable of the Greatrake family after the marriage that she had been confirmed invalid.
Child:
Anna E. Peale (1815-1905) artist
January 1825, Philadelphia - Mr. Lehman presented the remonstrance of Eliza Greatrake, of the State of Delaware, accompanied with a document, against the passage of the bill, for the relief of Benjamin Peale. She had been previously committed to an asylum at the time by the Peale's. Her residence in 1820 is at Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, appears to be with her family, perhaps before she was committed to the institution.
Married Benjamin Franklin Peale on 24 Apr 1815 at St Michaels, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA., when he was 19 years old, without his father's consent. The marriage was annulled on 22 Mar 1820, she had been committed to the Pennsylvania Hospital as a "lunatic". He was apparently forewarned by an acquaintance to him and knowledgeable of the Greatrake family after the marriage that she had been confirmed invalid.
Child:
Anna E. Peale (1815-1905) artist
January 1825, Philadelphia - Mr. Lehman presented the remonstrance of Eliza Greatrake, of the State of Delaware, accompanied with a document, against the passage of the bill, for the relief of Benjamin Peale. She had been previously committed to an asylum at the time by the Peale's. Her residence in 1820 is at Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, appears to be with her family, perhaps before she was committed to the institution.
Daughter of Laurence and Eliza Greatrake.
Married Benjamin Franklin Peale on 24 Apr 1815 at St Michaels, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA., when he was 19 years old, without his father's consent. The marriage was annulled on 22 Mar 1820, she had been committed to the Pennsylvania Hospital as a "lunatic". He was apparently forewarned by an acquaintance to him and knowledgeable of the Greatrake family after the marriage that she had been confirmed invalid.
Child:
Anna E. Peale (1815-1905) artist
January 1825, Philadelphia - Mr. Lehman presented the remonstrance of Eliza Greatrake, of the State of Delaware, accompanied with a document, against the passage of the bill, for the relief of Benjamin Peale. She had been previously committed to an asylum at the time by the Peale's. Her residence in 1820 is at Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, appears to be with her family, perhaps before she was committed to the institution.
Married Benjamin Franklin Peale on 24 Apr 1815 at St Michaels, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA., when he was 19 years old, without his father's consent. The marriage was annulled on 22 Mar 1820, she had been committed to the Pennsylvania Hospital as a "lunatic". He was apparently forewarned by an acquaintance to him and knowledgeable of the Greatrake family after the marriage that she had been confirmed invalid.
Child:
Anna E. Peale (1815-1905) artist
January 1825, Philadelphia - Mr. Lehman presented the remonstrance of Eliza Greatrake, of the State of Delaware, accompanied with a document, against the passage of the bill, for the relief of Benjamin Peale. She had been previously committed to an asylum at the time by the Peale's. Her residence in 1820 is at Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, appears to be with her family, perhaps before she was committed to the institution.
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