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Elisabeth St Michael (Elisabeth de Saint Michael) [[1640]]-[[1669]] was the wife of [[Samuel Pepys]] whom she married in [[1655]], shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, [[Alexandre de St. Michel]], was born a [[French catholic]], but converted to the [[Protestant]] faith. He married Dorothea, the daughter of Sir Francis Kingsmill, in [[Ireland]]. Elizabeth and her brother [[Balthasar]] were both likely born in [[Devon]]. | Elisabeth St Michael (Elisabeth de Saint Michael) [[1640]]-[[1669]] was the wife of [[Samuel Pepys]] whom she married in [[1655]], shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, [[Alexandre de St. Michel]], was born a [[French catholic]], but converted to the [[Protestant]] faith. He married Dorothea, the daughter of Sir Francis Kingsmill, in [[Ireland]]. Elizabeth and her brother [[Balthasar]] were both likely born in [[Devon]]. | ||
She took a holiday to [[France]] and the [[Low Countries]] with her husband and from [[June]] to [[October]] [[1669]], but on their return Elisabeth fell ill and died on [[10th November]] [[1669]]. Samuel erected a monument to her in the church of St Olave's, [[Hart Street]] in [[London]]. | She took a holiday to [[France]] and the [[Low Countries]] with her husband and from [[June]] to [[October]] [[1669]], but on their return Elisabeth fell ill and died on [[10th November]] [[1669]]. Samuel erected a monument to her in the church of St Olave's, [[Hart Street]] in [[London]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:00, 13 September 2005
Elisabeth Pepys was the wife of Samuel Pepys, The Doctor remembers her as making an excellent cup of coffee ("Planet of the Spiders").
Biography
Elisabeth St Michael (Elisabeth de Saint Michael) 1640-1669 was the wife of Samuel Pepys whom she married in 1655, shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her father, Alexandre de St. Michel, was born a French catholic, but converted to the Protestant faith. He married Dorothea, the daughter of Sir Francis Kingsmill, in Ireland. Elizabeth and her brother Balthasar were both likely born in Devon. She took a holiday to France and the Low Countries with her husband and from June to October 1669, but on their return Elisabeth fell ill and died on 10th November 1669. Samuel erected a monument to her in the church of St Olave's, Hart Street in London.
