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Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (born Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, October 5, 1826 – August 23, 1905) was the widow and heir of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt, founder of Colt's Manufacturing Company.
With Samuel Colt’s premature death in 1862 at the age of 47, Elizabeth Colt became one of the richest women in the United States, inheriting several million dollars and a controlling interest in Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Company.
As the Civil War raged in 1862, 35-year-old Elizabeth Jarvis Colt suddenly lost her beloved husband and year-old daughter to illness. A son had already died in infancy. Six months after she was widowed, she gave birth to a stillborn daughter.
4 de ago. de 2023 · Their daughter, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, married Samuel Colt of Hartford and for many years after his death ran Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company. After the Jarvises, the house was purchased by Erastus Brainerd, Sr. and much later by the Gildersleeve family.
1042: Elizabeth Jarvis Colt. She’s Been Relegated to “Sam Colt’s Wife” Status. Born: 5 October 1826, Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America. Died: 23 August 1905, Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America. But in reality, Elizabeth was much, much more.
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt (1826 - 1905), was a collector, philanthropist, institution builder, and art patron. Colt was the widow of arms manufacturer Samuel Colt and daughter of Rev. William Jarvis of Middletown, CT.
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt. Birth. 5 Oct 1826. Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA. Death. 23 Aug 1905 (aged 78) Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA. Burial. Cedar Hill Cemetery. Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Show Map. Plot. Sec: 2, Lot: 2. Memorial ID. 12544. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 9.
