Abby Kirk

The Misses Kirk's School, Bryn Mawr, has been conducted by them since 1899. Miss Abby Kirk, a graduate of Bryn Mawr in the class of '92, and her sister, Miss Sophia Kirk, were previously on the staff of the college. It is a small preparatory school to Bryn Mawr, giving much individual attention to a limited number of girls. The principals receive in their home fourteen resident pupils.

Bibliographic information:

• Title The Handbook of Private Schools, Volume 2
• Handbook series
• Sargent's handbook series
• Contributor Porter Sargent
• Publisher Porter Sargent Pub., Incorporated, 1918
• Original from the University of Michigan
• Digitized Apr 21, 2006
• Page 220
• https://books.google.com/books?id=U17PpmtSI7cC&pg=PA220&lpg=PA220&d...

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ix Mary Calef, b. 24 Dec, 1826; m. 22 Deo., 1852, John Foster Kirk, of Dorchester; d. 7 Oct., 1867. He res. in Germantown, Pa.; is an editor.

They had:

1 Sophia, (Kirk) b. 7 Mar., 1855; unm.

2 William Hamilton, b. 21 May, 1857; unm.

3 Annie, b. 4 July, 1859; d. 3 Mar., 1863.

4 John Foster, b. 19 June, 1861; unm.

5 Mary Hamilton, b. 1 Feb., 1863; d. 25 Sept., 1863.

6 Abbie, b. 6 July, 1865; unm.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Record of the Rust Family: Embracing the Descendants of Henry Rust, who Came from England and Settled in Hingham, Mass., 1634-1635
• Author Albert Dexter Rust
• Publisher A. Rust, 1891
• Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized Nov 1, 2007
• Length 527 pages
• Pages 96-102
• https://books.google.com/books?id=QrZOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA100&lpg=PA100&d...