Eliza Bennis
Bennis [née Patten], Eliza (1725–1802), Methodist leader
About Eliza Bennis
Lived 1725 – 1802 (aged 76–77). Eliza Bennis was a British.
Elizabeth Bennis (1725 – June 1802) was an Irish Methodist leader. She was born in Limerick and died in Philadelphia.
Life Bennis was born in Limerick in 1802 to Isaac and Alice Patten. Her father died when she was eighteen. When she was twenty, she married Mitchell Bennis, a master saddler.
In 1749 she was inspired by hearing Robert Swindells preach in Limerick; She became the first Methodist convert in Limerick,
Her husband died in 1788 at the end of a happy marriage which resulted in four children.
Bennis died in 1802 in Philadelphia.
Legacy Her son published her letters posthumously in 1809.
In the Smithsonian Institution there is an embroidery by Bennis.
In 2014 it was announced that the Asbury Theological Seminary had acquired documentation relating to Bennis.
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Who was Eliza Bennis?
Bennis [née Patten], Eliza (1725–1802), Methodist leader
When was Eliza Bennis born?
Eliza Bennis was born on 17 January 1725 in Limerick.
When did Eliza Bennis die?
Eliza Bennis died in 1802 in Philadelphia.
What nationality was Eliza Bennis?
Eliza Bennis was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eliza Bennis. https://biography.guide/eliza-bennis/
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