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Harriet Tallmadge Delafield
Other Name:
Harriet Wadsworth Tallmadge
Gender:
Female
Born:
April 3, 1797
Died:
July 9, 1856
Home Town:
Litchfield, CT
Marriage(s):
John Delafield (1786-1853) (1821)
Biographical Notes:
Harriet and John had four children. Harriet's father graduated from Yale in 1772. He was a land speculator, merchant, bank president, and United States Congressman. Harriet's maternal grandfather General William Floyd was a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Education
Years at LFA:
1811-1814
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- John Delafield (1786-1853)
Husband - Maria Tallmadge Cushman
Sister
LFA (1801-1802) - William Smith Tallmadge
Brother - Henry Floyd Tallmadge
Brother - George Washington Tallmadge
Brother - Frederick Augustus Tallmadge
Brother
LLS (1811) - Mary Floyd Tallmadge
Mother - Benjamin Tallmadge
Father
Related Objects and Documents
In the Ledger:
- Mary Ann Lewis papers
- Manuscript notes of lectures by Tapping Reeve and James Gould at the Litchfield Law School / taken down by Henry L. Ellsworth
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:
[We are currently working to update and confirm citations of attendance.]
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