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    Providence Gadsby (Norris)

    Birth: 11-1786

    Death: 2-9-1858

    Nickname: Provey

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Providence "Provey" (Norris) Langworthy Gadsby was the daughter of Benjamin Bradford Norris and Elizabeth (Richardson) Norris of Baltimore, Maryland. She was the third wife of John Gadsby whom she married around 1812-13. The couple had six children together. After John's death in 1844, Provey maintained ownership of the National Hotel in Washington, DC, until her own death in 1858.

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Providence "Provey" (Norris) Langworthy Gadsby was the daughter of Benjamin Bradford Norris and Elizabeth (Richardson) Norris of Baltimore, Maryland. She was the third wife of John Gadsby whom she married around 1812-13. The couple had six children together. After John's death in 1844, Provey maintained ownership of the National Hotel in Washington, DC, until her own death in 1858.

Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical and genealogical collections relating to the descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Margaret P. Hillhouse
Publisher Location: 
New York, NY
Publisher Name: 
T.A. Wright
Year: 
1924
Start Page: 
625
End Page: 
626
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal00hill/page/624/mode/2up?q=providence
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Historical and genealogical collections relating to the descendants of Rev. James Hillhouse
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Margaret P. Hillhouse
Publisher Location: 
New York, NY
Publisher Name: 
T.A. Wright
Year: 
1924
Start Page: 
625
End Page: 
626
Citation Notes: 
https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal00hill/page/624/mode/2up?q=providence
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81044300/providence-gadsby
Title of Webpage: 
Find A Grave - Providence "Provey" Norris Gadsby
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