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Catherine “Kitty” <I>Floyd</I> Clarkson

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Catherine “Kitty” Floyd Clarkson

Birth
Mastic, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death
7 Aug 1832 (aged 65)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.6521988, Longitude: -73.9910965
Plot
Section 96, Lot 96
Memorial ID
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Removed from New York Marble Cemetery and re-interred 16 Dec 1846 in Green-Wood Cemetery.

On the evening of the 7th inst. after a lingering illness Mrs. Catherine Clarkson, age 66 years, relict of the late Rev. Wm. Clarkson of South Carolina, and daughter of the late Gen. Wm. Floyd.
New-York Observer, 11 Aug 1832

In lot with daughter, Harriet Ashton Clarkson Crosby, 1786-1859, and her husband W. B. Crosby.

William Floyd: Long Island Patriot by Larry Lowenthal, copyright 2013, pages 88-89.
An account of how Miss Kitty Floyd broke the heart of James Madison when she broke their engagement, so she could marry William Clarkson.
Removed from New York Marble Cemetery and re-interred 16 Dec 1846 in Green-Wood Cemetery.

On the evening of the 7th inst. after a lingering illness Mrs. Catherine Clarkson, age 66 years, relict of the late Rev. Wm. Clarkson of South Carolina, and daughter of the late Gen. Wm. Floyd.
New-York Observer, 11 Aug 1832

In lot with daughter, Harriet Ashton Clarkson Crosby, 1786-1859, and her husband W. B. Crosby.

William Floyd: Long Island Patriot by Larry Lowenthal, copyright 2013, pages 88-89.
An account of how Miss Kitty Floyd broke the heart of James Madison when she broke their engagement, so she could marry William Clarkson.


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  • Created by: Franklin
  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95966297/catherine-clarkson: accessed ), memorial page for Catherine “Kitty” Floyd Clarkson (24 Apr 1767–7 Aug 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95966297, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Franklin (contributor 47329287).