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Elizabeth the Second
While several of Elizabeth Simcoe’s granddaughters attempted to maintain her values in a changing world, perhaps none managed to do so more closely than her namesake, Elizabeth Simcoe (1828-1907). Christened Elizabeth Lethbridge, she was the third of the Rev. Henry Addington Simcoe’s daughters. Curiously, Henry and his first wife Anne chose to name their eldest daughter Anne Eliza, to honour the sister who had done so much to support him emotionally and intellectually in c
Jul 2915 min read
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