Daughter of Francoise Thomas and Marguerite Mayet of Philadelphia.
Married (1) Thomas Burke on 22 September 1812 in Richmond Georgia. Thomas died in 1825. Produced one child, Charles Burke.
Married (2) Joseph Jefferson, Jr. on 27 July 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced two children; Joseph Jefferson III and Cornelia Jefferson (stage name Connie Jackson).
She made her debut as a vocalist. She made her first stage appearance in November 1813. She performed at the Park Theater in New York City for three seasons. Following this, they moved to Philadelphia where she was considered an "equally distinguished favorite". She returned to the stage in New York in the Spring of 1837, but never regained prominence. According to records she died of consumption. [1]
1) Brown's History of the American Stage 1733 to 1870, T. Allston Brown 1870 NY
Married (1) Thomas Burke on 22 September 1812 in Richmond Georgia. Thomas died in 1825. Produced one child, Charles Burke.
Married (2) Joseph Jefferson, Jr. on 27 July 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced two children; Joseph Jefferson III and Cornelia Jefferson (stage name Connie Jackson).
She made her debut as a vocalist. She made her first stage appearance in November 1813. She performed at the Park Theater in New York City for three seasons. Following this, they moved to Philadelphia where she was considered an "equally distinguished favorite". She returned to the stage in New York in the Spring of 1837, but never regained prominence. According to records she died of consumption. [1]
1) Brown's History of the American Stage 1733 to 1870, T. Allston Brown 1870 NY
Daughter of Francoise Thomas and Marguerite Mayet of Philadelphia.
Married (1) Thomas Burke on 22 September 1812 in Richmond Georgia. Thomas died in 1825. Produced one child, Charles Burke.
Married (2) Joseph Jefferson, Jr. on 27 July 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced two children; Joseph Jefferson III and Cornelia Jefferson (stage name Connie Jackson).
She made her debut as a vocalist. She made her first stage appearance in November 1813. She performed at the Park Theater in New York City for three seasons. Following this, they moved to Philadelphia where she was considered an "equally distinguished favorite". She returned to the stage in New York in the Spring of 1837, but never regained prominence. According to records she died of consumption. [1]
1) Brown's History of the American Stage 1733 to 1870, T. Allston Brown 1870 NY
Married (1) Thomas Burke on 22 September 1812 in Richmond Georgia. Thomas died in 1825. Produced one child, Charles Burke.
Married (2) Joseph Jefferson, Jr. on 27 July 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Produced two children; Joseph Jefferson III and Cornelia Jefferson (stage name Connie Jackson).
She made her debut as a vocalist. She made her first stage appearance in November 1813. She performed at the Park Theater in New York City for three seasons. Following this, they moved to Philadelphia where she was considered an "equally distinguished favorite". She returned to the stage in New York in the Spring of 1837, but never regained prominence. According to records she died of consumption. [1]
1) Brown's History of the American Stage 1733 to 1870, T. Allston Brown 1870 NY
Inscription
The original marker read:
"To our Mother and our Brother
Cornelia F. Jefferson & Charles Burke"
Gravesite Details
The original headstone was destroyed along with most of the Ronaldson's Cemetery gravestones. The graves of her and her son were reinterred at Forest Hills circa 1950. They were originally buried together.
