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Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (born Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, October 5, 1826 – August 23, 1905) was the widow and heir of firearms manufacturer Samuel Colt, founder of Colt's Manufacturing Company.
With Samuel Colt’s premature death in 1862 at the age of 47, Elizabeth Colt became one of the richest women in the United States, inheriting several million dollars and a controlling interest in Colt’s Patent Arms Manufacturing Company.
As the Civil War raged in 1862, 35-year-old Elizabeth Jarvis Colt suddenly lost her beloved husband and year-old daughter to illness. A son had already died in infancy. Six months after she was widowed, she gave birth to a stillborn daughter.
5 de oct. de 2020 · Elizabeth Jarvis Colt went on to become a respected civic leader, art patron, and philanthropist. Known as the “The First Lady of Hartford”, she served for 22 years as the president of the Union for Home Work, which provided daycare for the children of working mothers, meals, and access to a library and classes.
9 de abr. de 2021 · The Church of the Good Shepherd was commissioned by Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt in memory of her husband, Samuel Colt, and their three children who passed away in early childhood. The Church was designed by prominent architect Edward Tuckerman Potter, who designed Hartford’s renowned Mark Twain House and the Caldwell Hart Colt ...
Elizabeth Jarvis Colt (nacida Elizabeth Hart Jarvis, 5 de octubre de 1826-23 de agosto de 1905) era la viuda y heredera del fabricante de armas de fuego Samuel Colt, fundador de Colt's Manufacturing Company.
5 de ene. de 2015 · Establishing a Coltsville National Historical Park will provide long overdue recognition of the significant business and philanthropic accomplishments of Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, called the “first lady of Connecticut,” and her husband, what’s-his-name who invented the six-shooter.
