Mary Elizabeth Gibbs
Homemaker, community leader
About Mary Elizabeth Gibbs
Lived 1836 – 1920 (aged 84). Mary Elizabeth Gibbs was a New Zealand community leader and homemaker.
Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (née Waine; 10 January 1836 – 21 October 1920) was a New Zealand homemaker and community leader.
Biography She was born in Aldsworth, Gloucestershire, England, on 10 January 1836.
Gibbs and her family were passengers on board the Queen Bee when it struck Farewell Spit on 6 August 1877 at about midnight.
She died in Nelson on 21 October 1920,
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Who was Mary Elizabeth Gibbs?
Homemaker, community leader (1836-1920)
When was Mary Elizabeth Gibbs born?
Mary Elizabeth Gibbs was born on 10 January 1836.
When did Mary Elizabeth Gibbs die?
Mary Elizabeth Gibbs died on 21 October 1920.
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Mary Elizabeth Gibbs was a community leader and homemaker.
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Mary Elizabeth Gibbs was New Zealand.
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