Mary Eliza Fagan
1774–1805 (age 31)
Biography
Mary Eliza Fagan was a woman of the Anglo-Indian community whose life spanned the latter half of the 18th century and the early years of the 19th. Living from 1774 to 1805, she witnessed the maturation of British colonial authority in India and the establishment of Calcutta as a major center of Anglo-Indian society.
Her burial at South Park Street Cemetery reflects her family's social position and standing within the colonial community. Mary Eliza Fagan's memory endures as part of the rich tapestry of lives that comprised the Anglo-Indian experience during this significant period in history.