A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
The New York Times, 07/20/1941. Elizabeth Barnum Betrothed. Special to The New York Times.
Naugatuck, Conn., July 19—Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Barnum of this place have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Barnum of New York and Naugatuck, to John Frederick Fox of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Fox of Naples, N. Y. Miss Barnum attended Mount Holyoke College. Mr. Fox, a graduate of the University of Rochester, is with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
From the Brighton-Pittsford Post, New York, March 24, 2011: Elizabeth Barnum Fox, 95, known most of her life as Betty, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2011, surrounded by family. Elizabeth was born on May 10, 1915 in Naugatuck, Conn. She was a descendant of some of the earliest settlers there. She attended Mount Holyoke College and a dietary school in Boston, where she worked in restaurants as a menu planner. Later, she held other jobs in Naugatuck and New York City. Shortly before World War II, she married John Frederick Fox of Naples, N. Y. After the war, the couple moved to Pittsford, where they raised their daughter. For three years, Elizabeth worked as director of volunteers at Highland Hospital. In 1982, Elizabeth and John retired to Westerly, R. I., near the ocean. John passed away in 1999. A year later, Elizabeth, then 85, moved to Montpelier, Vt. to be close to family. In September, 2007, she moved to Copley Woodlands Retirement Community in Stowe, VT. Always an outgoing and cheerful person, Elizabeth had a passion for community involvement. In Rochester, she belonged to a garden club and volunteered at Highland Hospital. In Montpelier, she was a docent at the Vermont State House, volunteer at Union Elementary School and an active member of the Women's Alliance at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. In addition, having lived through World War II, she was a lifelong advocate for peace. During the early years of the Iraq war she joined a group of anti-war demonstrators in front of Montpelier's post office, holding an anti-war sign each Friday. In her 80s, Elizabeth wrote a memoir, "This Life of Mine," which will be published by her daughter. Elizabeth is survived by her sister, Dorothy Venter, of Connecticut; daughter and son-in law, Priscilla Fox and Stephen Klein of Montpelier; and grandchildren, Elana Klein and Jonathan Klein, of the Boston area.
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