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Polly Hunt Holabird
Other Name:
Polly Hunt
Gender:
Female
Born:
October 2, 1799
Died:
1825 or 1826
Home Town:
Canaan, CT
Marriage(s):
Amos Holabird (October 30, 1822)
Biographical Notes:
Polly Hunt Holabird was the daughter of Salmon and Ruby Whitney Hunt of Canaan, Connecticut. Born October 2, 1799, she attended the Litchfield Female Academy in 1814. On October 30, 1822 Polly married Amos Holabird of Canaan. She passed away soon after in 1825 or 1826.
Education
Years at LFA:
1814
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Minerva Hunt Stevens
Sister
LFA (1818) - Rueben Hunt
Brother
LLS (1813) - Amos Holabird
Husband - Ruby Whitney Hunt
Mother - Salmon Hunt
Father
Related Objects and Documents
In the Ledger:
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:
"Rules for the School and Home" and Names of the Young Ladies belonging to Miss Pierce's School in the Summer of 1814 (Litchfield Historical Society - Litchfield Female Academy collection).
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