Harriet C. Risley

Given Name
Harriet C.
Surname
Risley
Maiden Name
Crosby
Birth Date
October, 1816
Birth Note
Unknown
Death Date
September 28, 1868
Death Note
Died in Washington DC
Spouse(s)
Hanson Alexander Risley
Child(ren)
Olive F. Risley-Seward
Harriet D. Rodman
Biographical Information

Harriet Crosby Risley was the mother of Olive Risley, William Henry Seward's adopted daughter. Harriet was the daughter of Orris Risley, a well-regarded physician, and his wife Sally. She married Hanson Risley in June 1835, and they had several children. Only two, Olive and Harriet, survived to adulthood. Harriet died in Washington DC in 1868, and was buried in Fredonia, NY where the family lived. 

Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified January 13, 2015. Accessed on January 13, 2015.
Google Books. Last modified January 13, 2015. Accessed on January 13, 2015.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified January 13, 2015. Accessed on January 13, 2015.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Edwin Hills Risley. The Risley Family History: Including Records of Some of the Early English Risleys; a Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Risley, of Newtown (Cambridge), Massachusetts, (1633), and of Hartford, Connecticut (1636); an Account of the Family Reunion at Ha. Grafton Press: New York, 1909.
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