On Sunday, Regent Kim Tennison from the Joshua Stevens Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution located in St. Cloud joined members of the Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter of Portland, Maine to posthumously honor Edith Pride Elliot at a Daughters of the American Revolution Grave Marker Ceremony.
Elliot passed in 1977 at 100 years old. While she was a lifelong resident of Windham, Maine and originally a member of Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter, Elliot came down to St. Cloud each winter with her father from the 1940’s until 1964 and began the Joshua Stevens Chapter, NSDAR as its Organizing Regent on Dec. 16, 1946, at age 70. Elliot was also active in the St. Cloud community as she had been in Windham. She was a member of the Woman’s Club as well as Daughters of The Union Veterans of the Civil War in St. Cloud.
Due to her community involvement, she was celebrated by those who knew her in Windham with her own day on June 24 each year since 1977. Also in 1977, in a special dedication sponsored by Maine Representative Bill Diamond, Maine’s 108th Legislature paid tribute to her for a century of contributions to the educational, cultural, political and charitable life of Windham, Maine.
“Once I learned that Mrs. Elliot made such an amazing impact on both communities in Maine and Florida with her long life, I had to do something to honor her so she is not forgotten,” Tennison said. “he best thing I had to offer was a DAR grave marker. It’s interesting that in our Florida State Society DAR History books, it documents that DAR grave markers were laid in the 1950’s for Joshua Stevens charter members buried in Mount Peace Cemetery, and Mrs. Elliot would have been present for those ceremonies. So of course, we had to honor Mrs. Elliot the same way.”
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to preserve the memory and spirit of those who contributed to securing American independence.
