Gloucester died on August 9, 1883 of pneumonia.[1] In her obituary, The Eagle wrote "She came to be known to every one in Brooklyn, New York, the State and in fact throughout a great part of the country." She had six children: Emma, Stephen, Elizabeth, Eloise, Charles and Adelaide.[2] She is buried in Brooklyn, New York at the Green-Wood Cemetery.[3] At the time of her death, Gloucester's properties were worth about $300,000, today's 7 million dollars. Newspapers all reported that she was "the remarkable colored woman."[4]