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Line 4: ==Early life== [[File:Borden House 92 Second St Fall River Massachusetts 1892.jpg|thumb|The [[Lizzie Borden House|Borden house]] at 92 Second Street in [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]], Massachusetts<br />{{Coord|41.6989|-71.1562}}]] Lizzie Andrew Borden{{efn| During the 1892 inquest over her father and stepmother's death, Lizzie stated that she had been christened as Lizzie, not Elizabeth.<ref name="inquest">{{cite web |url=http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/LizzieBorden/bordeninquest.html |title=Inquest Testimony of Lizzie Borden |publisher=[[University of Missouri–Kansas City]] School of Law |access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref>}} was born July 19, 1860,{{sfn|Holmes|Holmes|2008|p=279}} in [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]], [[Massachusetts]], to Sarah Anthony Borden ([[née]] Morse; 1823–1863){{sfn|Hoffman|2000|p=41}} and Andrew Jackson Borden (1822–1892).{{sfn|Kent|Flynn|1992|p=127}} Her father, who was of English and Welsh descent,{{sfn|Kent|Flynn|1992|pages=126–127}} grew up in very modest surroundings and struggled financially as a young man, despite being the descendant of wealthy and influential local residents. Andrew eventually prospered in the manufacture and sale of furniture and [[Coffin|casket]]s, then became a successful [[property developer]]. He was a director of several [[Textile manufacturing|textile mills]] and owned considerable commercial property. He was also president of the Union Savings Bank and a director of the Durfee Safe Deposit and Trust Co.{{sfn|Bartle|2017|p=24}} At the time of his Despite his wealth, Andrew was known for his frugality. For instance, the Borden residence lacked [[indoor plumbing]] even though, at the time, it was a common accommodation for the wealthy.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=Inside Lizzie Borden's House of Horror: See What I Have Done |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/books/review/see-what-i-have-done-sarah-schmidt.html |date=August 22, 2017 |last=McGrath |first=Patrick |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201220523/http://www.thelizziebordencollection.com/fall-river-history.php |url-status=unfit |access-date=July 5, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The house stood in an affluent area, but the wealthiest residents of Fall River, including Andrew's cousins, generally lived in the more fashionable neighborhood, "The Hill", which was farther from the industrial areas of the city.<ref name=FRH />{{sfn|Newton|2009|p=49}} Line 10: Lizzie and her older sister, Emma Lenora Borden (1851–1927),{{sfn|Pearson|1937|pages=91, 96}} had a relatively religious upbringing and attended [[Central Congregational Church (Fall River, Massachusetts)|Central Congregational Church]].{{sfn|Kent|1992|p=43}} As a young woman, Lizzie was very involved in church activities, including teaching [[Sunday school]] to children of recent immigrants to the United States. She was involved in religious organizations, such as the [[Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour|Christian Endeavor Society]], for which she served as secretary-treasurer,{{sfn|King|1996|p=369}} and contemporary social movements, such as the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]].<ref name="anb">{{cite web |first=Olive |last=Hoogenboom |title=Lizzie Andrew Borden |website=[[American National Biography]] |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2000 |access-date=July 9, 2018 |url=http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-00089.html?a=1&n=lizzie%20borden&d=10&ss=0&q=1}} {{closed access}}</ref> She was also a member of the Ladies' Fruit and Flower Mission.{{sfn|King|1996|p=369}} ==Enter Abby Durfee Gray== Three years after the death of Lizzie's mother, Andrew married Abby Durfee Gray (1828–1892). Lizzie later stated that she called her stepmother "Mrs. Borden" and demurred on whether they had a cordial relationship; she believed that Abby had married her father for his wealth.<ref>[http://www.biography.com/people/lizzie-borden-9219858 "Lizzie Borden"]. Bio. Retrieved December 17, 2015.</ref> Bridget Sullivan (whom they called Maggie), the Bordens' 25-year-old live-in maid, who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ireland,{{sfn|Kent|1992|pages=9–10}} testified that Lizzie and Emma rarely ate meals with their parents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Testimony of Bridget Sullivan in the Trial of Lizzie Borden |url=https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1460-sullivantestimony |website=[[Doug Linder|Famous Trials]] |publisher=University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=June 7, 1893}}</ref> In May 1892, Andrew killed multiple pigeons in his barn with a [[hatchet]], believing they were attracting local children to hunt them.{{sfn|Miller|2016|p=18}} Lizzie had recently built a roost for the pigeons, and it has been commonly recounted that she was upset over his killing of them, though the veracity of this has been disputed.{{efn|Author Sarah Miller states in her 2016 book ''The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century'' that the account of Lizzie being profoundly upset over the deaths of the pigeons is unfounded and has become part of the myth surrounding her.{{sfn|Miller|2016|p=18}}}} A family argument in July 1892 prompted both sisters to take extended "vacations" in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]]. After returning to Fall River, a week before the murders, Lizzie chose to stay in a local [[rooming house]] for four days before returning to the Borden residence.{{sfn|Douglas|Olshaker|2001|p=111}} | |||