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Tamar Flagler Cary
Other Name:
Tamar Flagler
Gender:
Female
Born:
November 6, 1796
Died:
November 7, 1869
Home Town:
Beekman, NY
Marriage(s):
Egbert Cary (October 24, 1813)
Biographical Notes:
Tamar Flagler Cary of Beekman, New York was the daughter of Solomon Flagler and his wife Phebe Dennis Flagler. It is believed that in 1811, around the age of fifteen, Tamar traveled to Litchfield, Connecticut to study at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy. On October 24, 1813 Tamar married Dr. Egbert Cary. During their marriage Tamar and her husband had eight children. On November 7, 1869 Tamar passed away at the age of seventy-three.
Additional Notes:
Tamar Flagler Cary of Beekman, New York 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 Tamar 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?)
- Egbert Cary
Husband - Phebe Dennis Flagler
Mother - Solomon Flagler
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:
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