Fiske, Catherine (1784-1837)
- Name:
- Fiske, Catherine (1784-1837)
- Born:
- 1784
- Birthplace:
- Worcester, MA
- Died:
- 05/20/1837
- Residence:
- Dover, VT -- teacher at age 15
Keene, NH -- by 1811; opened school in 1814 - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Founder, Manager, Principal and Teacher at boarding school, Seminary for Young Ladies, Keene, NH, 1814. "...her school had a national reputation and was one of the best in the country" (History of Keene, Griffin). A.K.A. Miss Catherin Fiske's Female Seminary.
- Father:
- Fiske,
- Mother:
- Morse, Azuba
- Notes:
- History of Keene, Griffin: "She left her property, after providing for her mother, to the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, now called the state hospital, one of the first and largest contributions" (p.597).
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