Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon

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Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon was the wife of American Founding Father and Presbyterian minister John Witherspoon, supporting his family and career during his influential political and religious life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
human
associatedWith American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
surface form: Presbyterian Church in the United States
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
familyName Witherspoon
familyRole mother
givenName Elizabeth
maritalStatus married
name Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon self-link
notableFor supporting the family life of John Witherspoon
supporting the political career of John Witherspoon
supporting the religious career of John Witherspoon
placeOfActivity Colonial America
surface form: American colonies

New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
religion Presbyterianism
residence New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey
spouse John Witherspoon
spouseEmployer College of New Jersey
Princeton University
spouseOccupation American Founding Father
Presbyterian minister
college president
spousePoliticalRole delegate to the Continental Congress
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
spouseRole wife of John Witherspoon
supported John Witherspoon
Witherspoon family

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Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon name Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon self-link
John Witherspoon spouse Elizabeth Montgomery Witherspoon