Catherine Van Rensselaer
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (/ˈskaɪlər/; also known as "Kitty", November 10, 1734 – March 7, 1803) was a Colonial and post-Colonial American socialite and the matriarch of the prominent colonial Schuyler family as wife of Philip Schuyler.
Catherine Van Rensselaer | |
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Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler c. 1795 by Walter Robinson (Smithsonian American Art Museum) | |
| Born | November 10, 1734 Albany, Province of New York, British America |
| Died | March 7, 1803 (aged 68) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Philip Schuyler (m. 1755) |
| Children | 15, including Angelica, Elizabeth, Catherine Schuyler, Cornelia Schuyler, Philip, Peggy, John Schuyler, Rensselaer |
| Parent(s) | Johannes Van Rensselaer Angelica Livingston |
| Family | Van Rensselaer, Schuyler |
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