Catherine Van Rensselaer

Catherine Van Rensselaer
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler c. 1795 by Walter Robinson (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
BornNovember 10, 1734
Albany, Province of New York, British America
DiedMarch 7, 1803 (aged 68)
Albany, New York, U.S.
Spouse
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(m. 1755)​
Children15, including Angelica, Elizabeth, Catherine Schuyler, Cornelia Schuyler, Philip, Peggy, John Schuyler, Rensselaer
Parent(s)Johannes Van Rensselaer
Angelica Livingston
FamilyVan Rensselaer, Schuyler

Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (/ˈskaɪlər/; also known as "Kitty", November 10, 1734 – March 7, 1803)[1] was a Colonial and post-Colonial American socialite and the matriarch of the prominent colonial Schuyler family as wife of Philip Schuyler.[2]

  1. ^ At the time of her marriage on September 17, 1755, she was aged 20 years, 9 months, and 27 days.
  2. ^ Humphreys, Mary Gay (1897). Catherine Schuyler. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 22. Retrieved 10 August 2017.