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Susan Rockwell Pierce
Other Name:
Susan Rockwell
Gender:
Female
Born:
1802
Died:
Unknown
Home Town:
Colebrook, CT
Marriage(s):
George Edmond Pierce (December 1, 1824)
Biographical Notes:
Susan and George had six children
Quotes:
In June 1816, Rockwell and fellow Litchfield Female Academy students Caroline Chester and Miss Sanford hired a carriage for an afternoon drive. While passing Tapping Reeve's house on South Street, Chester realized they had another passenger, Litchfield Law Student John Robbins Pitt, who was playing a joke on the group:
"In turning around saw sitting on the back of the carriage Mr. Pitt, I was astonished that a person whom I imagined possessed so much dignity would condescend to be seen in such a degraded situation, but what was my surprise when he cried out in a voice resembling some low bred country clown -- 'Don't whip behind.' Miss R______ immediately stopped the carriage & he jumped off..."
"In turning around saw sitting on the back of the carriage Mr. Pitt, I was astonished that a person whom I imagined possessed so much dignity would condescend to be seen in such a degraded situation, but what was my surprise when he cried out in a voice resembling some low bred country clown -- 'Don't whip behind.' Miss R______ immediately stopped the carriage & he jumped off..."
Education
Years at LFA:
1816
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- George Edmond Pierce
Husband - Martin Rockwell
Father - Mary Burrell Pierce
Mother
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:
1816 Litchfield Female Academy Catalog (ENV Chronicles Appendix D) Mary Phelps noted in her copy of the catalog that Susan Rockwell had "married."
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