Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt

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Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt, better known as Baby Doe Tabor, was a famous 19th-century American figure whose dramatic rise from miner’s wife to wealthy socialite and subsequent fall into poverty became a legendary tale of the Colorado silver boom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American socialite
Colorado pioneer
historical figure
human
alsoKnownAs Baby Doe
linked to: Baby Doe Tabor

Baby Doe Tabor
associatedWith Leadville mining community
linked to: City of Leadville

Matchless Mine
birthDate 1854-09-25
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
causeOfDeath exposure to cold
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1935-03-07
era 19th century
early 20th century
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName McCourt
givenName Elizabeth
hasChild Lillie Tabor
Silver Dollar Tabor
hasInfluenced popular image of the American West
hasPart legend of Baby Doe Tabor
influencedBy Colorado mining economy
knownFor living in poverty in later life at the Matchless Mine
middleName Bonduel
notableEvent loss of fortune after the collapse of silver prices in 1893
notableFor association with the Colorado silver boom
dramatic rise and fall in fortune
marriage to silver magnate Horace Tabor
occupation miner’s wife
socialite
participatedIn Colorado Silver Boom
partOf history of Colorado
history of the American West
placeOfBirth Oshkosh, Wisconsin
placeOfDeath Leadville, Colorado
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Denver, Colorado
Leadville, Colorado
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender female
spouse Harvey Doe
Horace Tabor
subjectOf Colorado folklore
numerous biographies
opera "The Ballad of Baby Doe"

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Baby Doe Tabor birthName Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt