Elizabeth "Betsy" Patterson - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 18.612 W 076° 36.402
18S E 361478 N 4352431
American socialite. She was the daughter of a Baltimore merchant, and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother. She married him on Dec. 24, 1803. She divorced Jerome in 1815.
Waymark Code: WM12RBH
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
Views: 5
She is buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore MD in Lot 53, Area J.
Description: From Wikipedia: Elizabeth "Betsy" Patterson Bonaparte was an American socialite. She was the daughter of a Baltimore merchant, and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother.
She married him on Dec. 24, 1803. She divorced Jerome in 1815.
She was the daughter of Dorcas (née Spear) Patterson (1761–1814) and William Patterson (1752–1835). Her mother was the daughter of a Baltimore flour merchant and her father, an Irish-born Presbyterian who came to North America from Donegal prior to the Revolutionary War, was the second wealthiest man in Maryland after Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signatory of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
Date of birth: 02/06/1785
Date of death: 04/04/1879
Area of notoriety: Historical Figure
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed
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