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Mary Armstrong Ryerson
Other Name:
Mary E. Armstrong
Gender:
Female
Born:
February 3, 1810
Died:
1884
Home Town:
Kingston, Ontario Canada
Marriage(s):
Egerton Ryerson (November 8, 1833)
Biographical Notes:
Mary Armstrong Ryerson, born February 3, 1810, was the daughter of James and Hanah Armstrong of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. From 1824-1826 Mary attended the Litchfield Female Academy at the same time as her sister Eleanor. In 1833 Mary became the second wife of Egerton Ryerson. Egerton had attended Victoria College, and then received his Divinity Degree from Wesleyan University. During their marriage Egerton work as a ministor, editor, and served as the first President of Victoria College. Mary passed away in 1884.
Education
Years at LFA:
1824-1826
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Egerton Ryerson
Husband - Eleanor Armstrong Beatty
Sister
LFA (1824-1826) - Hannah Dougall Armstrong
Mother - James Rogers Armstrong
Father
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:
1824 Litchfield Female Academy Summer Session Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. More Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1927).
1825 Litchfield Female Academy Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
1826 Litchfield Female Academy Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
1825 Litchfield Female Academy Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
1826 Litchfield Female Academy Catalogue (Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes. Chronicles of A Pioneer School From 1792 to 1833. Cambridge, MA: The University Press, 1903).
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