Elisabeth Wells Post

1896 - 1992  (95 years)

• Name	Elisabeth Wells Post
  Birth	27 Jul 1896	Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Feb 1992	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [1, 2, 4]
  	Obituary:Elisabeth Post Morrow 1896 - 1992by Dorothy Jones and Faith McCutcheonElisabeth Post Morrow, quiet philanthropist and generous supporter of our community, died at her home on February 26th, after a long illness.She was born in Brooklyn in 1
  Burial	Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I1	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2026

  
  

  Father	James Howell Post, †^,   b. 13 Oct 1859, New Rochelle, Westchester, NY d. 5 Mar 1938, Brooklyn, Kings, NY (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Louisa Henderson Wells, †^,   b. 25 Nov 1859, Brooklyn, Kings, NY d. 5 Mar 1944, Brooklyn, Kings, NY (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1887	Brooklyn, Kings, NY   [7]
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Irwin Morrow, Jr. ^,   b. 17 Sep 1894, NY d. Jun 1965, NY (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1920	Brooklyn, New York, USA   [1, 2, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Elisabeth Post (Sister Mary Angela) Morrow, <,   b. 14 May 1923, Brooklyn, (Kings Co.), New York d. 25 Apr 2019, Latham, New York, United States (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Elisabeth Post and her husband Thomas Morrow were the founders of the Post-Morrow Foundation.

  
  

• Sources

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