Born in New York City just before America became a country, Elizabeth grew up in a prominent family. She fell in love, married and had 5 children. Their happy life was soon shattered by money trouble and sickness and then her husband died young. Friends showed her the beauty of the Catholic faith and she became Catholic. This did not make some of her friends and her family happy because Catholics were looked down upon in New York at that time. Most of them turned their backs on Elizabeth, but she never regretted her decision.
