Elizabeth Woodford 1825-1886

Elizabeth Woodford died June 6th 1886 and is buried at St George's Anglican Church Cemetery Tilbury North Township Essex County (GPS 42 14.428N, 82 29.134W)

Just days prior to her death, she had her Last Will and Testament drawn. Below is the essential of the text and her signature at the end.

The document reads...............................................

I, Elizabeth Galerno, wife of Benjamin Galerno ( unsure ) of the Township of Tilbury West in the County of Essex and Province of Ontario ( unsure )

Declare this to be my last will and testament. I do herby give and bequeath ( unsure ) my dear husband Benjamin Galerno ( unsure ) and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever to hold unto being .... Thereon and after the decease of my fair Husband Benjamin Galerno, I will and devise that my said (real) Estate Being composed of the West half of the North half of lot number three in the Range South of the Middle Road in the Sais Township of Tilbury West be equally divided between my two sons, Benjamin Diton Galerno and Herbert Meldon Galerno....

Absolutely to be as follows, Benjamin Diton Galerno to have the West half, and Herbert Meldon Galerno to have the East Half being twenty five acres each.

And I appoint my said Husband Sole executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former will by me at any time hertofore made

In witness whereof the Said Testatorise has hereunto set her hand and seal at Tilbury West this first day of June In the year if our Lord 1886.

Signed by the said Testatorise as her last will and testament in the present at the same time, who at her request, in the presence and in the presence of each other, have subscribed

our names as witnesses,

George Pool Village of Comber (unsure)

Deby Ann Stephens of Tilbury West Widow

Unsure of connection to George Pool,

however Deby Ann (Galerno) Stephens

is the daughter of Elizabeth Woodford.

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