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Clarinda Thompson North
Other Name:
Clarinda Thompson
Gender:
Female
Born:
March 22, 1792
Died:
April 23, 1834
Home Town:
Goshen, CT
Later Residences:
Goshen, CT
Marriage(s):
Theodore North (December 14, 1813)
Biographical Notes:
On March 22, 1792 Clarinda Thompson North was born to David and Sybil Norton Thompson of Goshen, Connecticut. In 1811 Clarinda may have studied at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy in nearby Litchfield, Connecticut. Two years after completing her studied she married Litchfield Law School student Theodore North on December 14, 1813. After their marriage the couple resided in Goshen, where all six of their children were born. Clarinda passed away on April 23, 1834.
Additional Notes:
Clarinda Thompson North of Goshen, Connecticut is listed as a subscriber to Sarah Pierce's text "Universal History" in 1811. It is known that not all subscribers necessarily attended the school. Until a solid citation of attendance can be found Eliza will be considered a possible student.
-1811 List of Subscribers in Ist Vol. "Universal History" (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 To 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
-1811 List of Subscribers in Ist Vol. "Universal History" (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 To 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Theodore North
Husband
LLS (1808) - David Thompson (1766-1827)
Father - Sybil Norton Thompson
Mother
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
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