Historical records matching Harriet Grant Davenport
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About Harriet Grant Davenport
Harriet was the daughter of Robert and Content Chesebrough of New York City where Robert was a successful dry goods merchant and importer of fine porcelain. Escaping the raging cholera epidemic, Harriet came to Stamford with her family in 1832. She met Theodore Davenport, a bachelor of 40, at a party at the Davenport mansion on Main Street. After she and her family returned to the city, the "all important question" was settled by letter and she and Theodore were married in 1833.
Harriet became active in women’s volunteer organizations including the Stamford Exchange for Women's Work and the Civil War Ladies' Soldiers' Aid Society. (see also Civil War Timeline).
She was the great-grandmother of Virginia Fessenden Miller, late wife of the donor.
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Harriet Grant Davenport's Timeline
| 1812 |
March 10, 1812
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| 1834 |
February 25, 1834
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NY
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| 1836 |
November 9, 1836
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| 1839 |
February 21, 1839
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| 1840 |
August 28, 1840
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| 1846 |
February 27, 1846
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| 1896 |
July 28, 1896
Age 84
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