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She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the daughter of Andrew Clephane FRSE (1780-1838), advocate and Sheriff of Fife, and Anna Maria Douglas, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Douglas and Anna Maria Ashenhurst).
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Elizabeth Clephane
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She died at Bridgend House, near Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. As the story goes, he fell from his horse and struck his head upon a rock and was killed instantly. His grave site at Fergus, Ontario, Canada has become a pilgrimage of sorts for those who admired Clephane"s hymns.
Other siblings were Anna Maria Clephane (c 1823-1895) and Anna Jane Douglas Clephane (c 1825-1910).
The grave lies against the southern wall of the central section.
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February 19, 1869 (aged 38) -
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United Kingdom