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Laura Porter Hill
Other Name:
Laura Porter
Gender:
Female
Born:
April 22, 1796
Died:
Unknown
Home Town:
Catskill, NY
Marriage(s):
Henry Hill (July 30, 1821)
Biographical Notes:
Laura Porter Hill, born April 22, 1796, was the daughter of Rev. David and Sarah Collins Porter. It is believed that in 1811 Laura journeyed from you hometown of Catskill, New York to Litchfield, Connecticut to study at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy. On July 30, 1821 she married a gentleman named Henry Hill.
Additional Notes:
Laura Porter Hill of Catskill, 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 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?)
- Henry Hill
Husband - Sarah Collins Porter
Mother - David Porter
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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