Person:Ellen Stretch (1)

Ellen Matlack Stretch

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m. 25 Jan 1812

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↑ Henry, William Wirt, and Ainsworth Rand Spofford. Eminent and representative men of Virginia and the District of Columbia of the nineteenth century: with a concise historical sketch of Virginia by Hon. William Wirt Henry and of the District of Columbia by Ainsworth R. Spofford. (Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller, 1893)
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On January 25, 1812, he was married to Ellen Matlack Stretch, the granddaughter of Col. Timothy Matlack, the Revolutionary patriot. After fifty years of wedded life, January 25, 1S62, Col. Abert and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in their elegant home. No. 1731 "I" street, in Washington city. His sons served with distinction in the United States army during the Civil war.