Lady Elizabeth
- Full name was Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim
- Died at 84 years old
Her Amazing Family
- Married at 16, husband was 29
- First Lady of Upper Canada
Now you can listen to the little skit about a very beautiful lady.
- Accomplished artist and writer
- Travelled around Lower and Upper Canada
- Parents were Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gwillim and Elizabeth Spinkes
- Orphaned child
- Middle name honoured father
- Had 11 children
- Seventh child (Katherine Simcoe)
- Estate was called ‘Castle Frank’
- Had three pets
“We dined in the Woods and ate part of a Raccoon, it was very fat and tasted like lamb if eaten with Mint sauce.”
-Diary entry, November 20, 1793
Some Other Facts
- Owned a large tent
- Baptized at Aldwincle Church
- Raised by her mother's sister
- Naming of Cities
- Provided an influential and educational environment
Lady Elizabeth Simcoe
1766-1850