Female Union School (Newark, N.J.). Association
Variant namesThe Female Union School Association was a charitable institution founded in 1822 to promote learning, industry, morality and piety among the indigent female children of Newark. In 1850, due to the establishment of free public schools, the Female Union School disbanded, and its stock was transferred to the Protestant Foster Home Society of the City of Newark.
From the description of Female Union School ledger, 1822-1860. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53873429
The Female Union School Association in Newark, N.J. (Essex County) was a charitable institution founded in 1822 "to establish a free school for the promotion of learning, industry, morality and piety among the indigent female children" of Newark. Known as the Union School House, it cooperated with the Priscilla Society, which taught knitting and sewing to indigent girls. In 1850, the Female Union School disbanded and its stock was transferred to the Protestant Foster Home Society of Newark.
The Board of Trustees included many women from prominent Newark families such as: Mrs. Smith Burnet, Mrs. Joseph Congar, Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. William Rogers, and Miss Jane Ward.
From the description of Record book, 1822-1850. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 37716959
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| creatorOf | Female Union School (Newark, N.J.). Association. Record book, 1822-1850. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Female Union School (Newark, N.J.). Association. Female Union School ledger, 1822-1860. | New Jersey Historical Society Library |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Burnet, Smith, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Burr, Abigail. | person |
| associatedWith | Congar, Joseph, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Frelinghuysen, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Freylinghuysen, Theodore, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Hornblower, J. C., Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Pennington, William, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Priscilla Society (Newark, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Protestant Foster Home (Newark, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Protestant Foster Home (Newark, N.J.). Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Riggs, Emma. | person |
| associatedWith | Rogers, William, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Tichenor, James, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Union School House (Newark, N.J.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Van Cortlandt, Stephen, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Ward, Jane. | person |
| associatedWith | Woodruff, Moses. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Essex County (N.J.) | |||
| Newark (N.J.) | |||
| New Jersey--Newark | |||
| New Jersey | |||
| New Jersey | |||
| Newark (N.J.) |
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| Associations, institutions, etc. |
| Charities |
| Charity schools |
| Charity-schools |
| Children |
| Female students |
| Poor children |
| Schools |
| Women |
| Women in charitable work |
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Corporate Body
Active 1822
Active 1860
