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Mary Watson Ward
Other Name:
Mary Lucia Watson
Gender:
Female
Born:
1797
Died:
1853
Home Town:
Albany, NY
Marriage(s):
Aaron Ward (1820)
Biographical Notes:
Mary Watson Ward of Albany, New York was born in 1797 to Elkanah and Rachel Smith Watson. In 1807 Mary received a formal education in Litchfield, Connecticut at Sarah Pierce's Female Academy. Several years later she wed lawyer and politician Aaron Ward with whom she had seven children. Mary passed away in 1853.
Education
Years at LFA:
1807
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
- Aaron Ward
Husband - Emily Watson Larned
Sister
LFA (1807) - Rachel Smith Watson
Mother - Elkanah Watson
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:
Mary Watson is mentioned in Betsy Reynold's 1806-1807 Journal that she kept while attending the Female Academy (Litchfield Historical Society - Litchfield Female Academy Collection).
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