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Eliza Van Kleeck Cossit
Other Name:
Eliza Van Kleeck
Gender:
Female
Born:
August 2, 1799
Died:
1878
Home Town:
Poughkeepsie, NY
Marriage(s):
Rufus Cossit (January 13, 1823)
Biographical Notes:
Eliza Van Kleeck Cossit, daughter of Tunis and Irene Bacon Van Kleeck of Poughkeepsie, New York, was born August 2, 1799. In 1814 Eliza attended Sarah Pierce's Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. On January 13, 1823 she married Rufus Cossit of Granby, Connecticut and the couple had five children during their marriage.
Education
Years at LFA:
1814
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Edgar P. Van Kleeck
Brother
LFA (1821) - Sally Van Kleeck Noxon
Sister
LFA (1806-1808) - Mary Van Kleeck Raynor
Sister
LFA (1824-1825) - Cornelia Van Kleeck Somervandyke
Sister
LFA (1810-1812) - Rufus Cossit
Husband - Tunis Van Kleeck
Father - Irene Bacon Van Kleeck
Mother
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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