Page 2 - Biography of Lizzie Cronin

Elizabeth Victoria Cronin

Birth: 1863, Death: 1906

“Lizzie” Cronin wrote a letter to her younger brother, Johnnie, on June 27,
1906 from her home; at 18 Stearns St., Waltham, Massachusetts. At the time
Johnnie was living in Providence, Rhode Island. After filling him in on the family
news, she closed the letter with “I hope you are well and working. I guess I must
now close with best love from all. Remain your loving sister. Lizzie” . Seventeen
days later, Lizzie, the youngest daughter of Jeremiah J. and the late Julia
(Murphy) Cronin, died suddenly at home from “general peritonitis brought on by
appendicitis” at the age of 43.

Lizzie’s letter to her younger brother dated 27 June 1906. Seventeen days before she

Throughout Lizzie’s life there existed a special relationship with her
mother and father; her sisters Mary, Hannah, and Katie; her brothers Michael,
Jerry, and Johnnie. Lizzie was the
youngest daughter and was loved and
looked after by her siblings. She was
respected by all who knew her and
popular among her friends, class-
mates, and fellow workers. She was
well known and admired throughout
her neighborhood: the Chemistry
section of Waltham (named after
the former Newton Chemical Com-

pany). Turn of the Century Moody St., Waltham, MA

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