Gem tintype of a young woman IDed on reverse as Lizzie Pennaman - possibly Elizabeth L. Penniman (1849-1918) of Machias, Maine

Gem tintype of a young woman identified on the reverse as Lizzie Pennaman. The seller noted that she was from the Machias, Maine, area.

Possibly Elizabeth Lyon Penniman (1849-1918), "Lizzie", daughter of lumber surveyor Jacob Penniman (1820-1887) and Mary J. (Tenney) Penniman (1831-1878).

According to the US Censuses

• By 1880, this Lizzie was working as a milliner in Machias, Maine
• By 1900, she was rooming in Westbrook, Maine
• 1910, she was working as a companion in Greenwich, Connecticut.  

Lizzie died of heart disease in Westbrook, Maine, in 1918; on her death record it's stated that she was the retired matron of a home. 

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