In her father’s Last Will & Testament, George calls her ‘Helen’, not Eleanor. Was Helen a nickname for Eleanor or was her name Helen and she took the name Eleanor? Or maybe it is both.
Eleanor is buried in Ann is buried in SCOTCH CHURCH CEMETERY
Gravestone inscription:
Eleanor, wife of John, d. July 27, 1864, 53yr
Eleanor Patterson’s Last Will & Testament
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Source Citation Probate Records, 1809-1929; Author: New York. Surrogate’s Court (Schenectady County); Probate Place: Schenectady, New York Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.Source Citation Probate Records, 1809-1929; Author: New York. Surrogate’s Court (Schenectady County); Probate Place: Schenectady, New York Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: New York County, District and Probate Courts.
