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Sarah Phelps Riley
Other Name:
Sarah Phelps; Sally Phelps; Sally Riley
Gender:
Female
Born:
July 4, 1787
Died:
1870
Home Town:
Litchfield, CT
Marriage(s):
John C. Riley (December 6, 1844)
Biographical Notes:
Sarah Phelps Riley was born on July 4, 1787 to John and Sally Shethar Phelps of Litchfield, Connecticut. In 1800 Sarah received a formal education in her hometown at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy. Several years later she married John C. Riley on December 6, 1844. Sarah passed away in 1870.
Education
Years at LFA:
1800
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Polly Phelps Wilmot
Sister
LFA (Unknown) - Samuel Shethar Phelps
Brother
LLS (1811) - John C. Riley
Husband - Sally Shethar Phelps
Mother - John Phelps (1756-1833)
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:
Sarah completed a needlework titled "Autumn" while attending the Litchfield Female Academy (Litchfield Historical Society).
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