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Elizabeth "Libbie" Garrabrant Ray
1852-12-23 โ 1918-06-12Convicted 1871
Buried at:
Cedar Lawn Cemetery , Paterson, NJ ยท Section 2, Lot 175 North (unmarked family plot)
Criminal History (Public Record)
Poisoning murder of employer Ransom F. Burrows in 1871 in Paterson, New Jersey (convicted as a teenager). Served more than 30 years in state prison before parole. Later married (becoming Ray) and lived a quiet, reclusive life.
Background
Elizabeth "Libbie" Garrabrant Ray (nรฉe Garrabrant, 1852โ1918) was convicted as a teenager in the 1871 poisoning murder of her employer Ransom F. Burrows in Paterson, New Jersey. She served over 30 years in New Jersey state prison before being paroled. She later married and lived reclusively in Passaic County. At her request her death was not publicized.
Sources & Verification
Convicted 1871 in New Jersey (as teenager) of poisoning Ransom F. Burrows. Paroled after 30+ years. Died June 12, 1918 age 65. Buried Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson in unmarked Garrabrant family plot (Section 2, Lot 175 North). Find a Grave memorial 158253960: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158253960/elizabeth-ray (plot area photo by Friends of Cedar Lawn; victim also unmarked nearby).
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