Historic Cherry Hill

In 1872, sole title to Cherry Hill passed to Solomon's eleventh daughter, Harriet Maria (1815-1891) and her husband, Dr. Peter Edmund Elmendorf (1815-1881). They were married in 1838 and settled in at Cherry Hill. Dr. Elmendorf was a practicing physician and had his office at Cherry Hill. He was also an apothecary and druggist in Albany from 1844 to 1847.

The Elmendorfs had two children: a son Jacob, who died in infancy and a daughter, Harriet or "Hattie" (1844-1921). They were also legal guardians for Catherine Bogart Putnam or "Kittie" (1857-1948). She came to live at Cherry Hill in 1860, after the death of her mother, Harriet Maria Putnam. She was apparently estranged from her father, Dr. Alonzo Putnam. The Elmendorfs treated "Kittie" as a daughter.

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