Angelica Schuyler Church
| Angelica Schuyler Church | |
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Angelica Schuyler Church with her son Philip c. 1785
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| Born |
Angelica Schuyler February 20, 1756 Albany, Province of New York |
| Died | March 13, 1814 (aged 58) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | John Barker Church |
| Parent(s) |
Philip Schuyler Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler |
| Relatives |
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (sister) Peggy Schuyler Van Rensselaer (sister) Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (brother) Alexander Hamilton (brother-in-law) Stephen Van Rensselaer III (brother-in-law) |
| Family | Schuyler |
Angelica Church (née Schuyler /ˈskaɪlər/; February 20, 1756 – March 13, 1814) was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, wife of British MP John Barker Church, sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (wife of Alexander Hamilton), Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler.
She was a prominent member of the social elite wherever she lived; first in New York, then in Paris, London, and New York again. The village and the town named "Angelica", both located in New York State, were named after her. Some of her personal correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and the Marquis de Lafayette is preserved in the Library of Congress.
Angelica Schuyler was born in Albany, New York; the eldest child of Philip Schuyler and Catharine Van Rensselaer Schuyler. Both parents came from wealthy Dutch families prominent since early colonial days. Catharine was a descendant of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, one of the founders of New Netherlands. The Schuylers were also fourth-generation residents. She had seven siblings who lived to adulthood, including Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler.
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