Elizabeth Montgomery

June 2024 · 2 minute read

Date of Birth: April 15, 1933

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: May 18, 1995

Place of Death: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Northern Irish

Elizabeth Montgomery was an American actress. She was known for her role on the television series Bewitched, and also starred in the television films A Case of Rape, The Legend of Lizzie Borden, and Dark Victory, among others.

She was the daughter of actors Elizabeth Bryan Allen (born Elizabeth Daniel Allen) and Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery, Jr.). Her aunt was actress Martha Bryan Allen.

Many of her family lines have been in the United States since the 1600s. Much of her ancestry was English, with significant amounts of Scottish, Irish, and Northern Irish.

Elizabeth was married to actor Robert Foxworth, until her death. She had three children with her former husband, producer, director, and screenwriter William Asher.

Elizabeth’s paternal grandfather was Henry Montgomery, Sr. (the son of Archibald Montgomery and Margaret N. Edminston). Henry was born in New York, to a father from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a mother from Scotland.

Elizabeth’s paternal grandmother was Mary Weed Barney (the daughter of Nathan Barney, Jr. and Mary Anne Deverell). Elizabeth’s grandmother Mary was born in New Jersey. Nathan was the son of Nathan Barney, Sr. and Hannah Carey. Elizabeth’s great-grandmother Mary Anne was born in Sr. Mary Parish, Jamaica, the daughter of George Deverell and Mary Ann Stephenson, both also of Jamaica.

Elizabeth’s maternal grandfather was Bryan Hunt Allen (the son of Bryan Hunt Allen and Mary Hannah Higgins). Elizabeth’s grandfather Bryan was born in Kentucky. Elizabeth’s great-grandfather Bryan was the son of Martha Grace Bryan. Mary was the daughter of Wyatt Kay Higgins and Priscilla A. Wilmot.

Elizabeth’s maternal grandmother was Rebecca Lowry Daniel (the daughter of Coleman Spencer Daniel and Ellen Wright). Rebecca was born in Kentucky. Coleman was the son of William August Daniel and Mary Elizabeth Cooper. Ellen was the daughter of John Wright and Ellen Lowery.

Sources: Family history of Elizabeth Montgomery – https://www.genealogymagazine.com

Genealogies of Elizabeth Montgomery – http://famouskin.com
https://www.geni.com

Elizabeth’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Elizabeth Montgomery (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com

Some notes on Elizabeth’s ancestry – http://www.americanancestors.org

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