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About Margarita Schuyler
Margarita Schuyler, known primarily as Madame Schulyer and Aunt Schuyler during her lifetime, daughter of Johannes Schuyler, society leader, and advisor. The wife of Colonel Philip Schuyler, she frequently hosted Native Americans, British soldiers, travelers, and family members. Schuyler was a leader of Albany society and a philanthropist. She had her large barn outfitted and operated as a hospital during the Battle of Ticonderoga in 1777. She did not have children of her own, but she took in children of family members to ensure that they had a good education. She was the subject of Memoirs of an American Lady by Anne McVickar Grant.
Everything about Margarita Schuyler →- Born
- 1701, January 1701
- Died
- 1782, August 28, 1782