Sophia Fowler (Gallaudet) (1798-1877)

[above right from Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation; above left from: Silent Worker (1914) 26 (5), 87] Born: 20 March 1798 Near Guilford, Connecticut Died: 13 May 1877 (age 79 years) Washington, DC Family of origin: Father: Miner Fowler One Deaf sister (Parnel) and four Hearing Brothers One Deaf cousin Schooling: 1817-1821: American School for the Deaf (15th student enrolled) Entered at age 19 Professional Experiences: 1857-1866: Matron at Columbia Institution for the Deaf Personal information: 1821: Married Rev. Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet 8 children (including Rev Thomas Gallaudet and Edward Miner Gallaudet)

Rev Thomas Gallaudet (1822-1902) Sophia Gallaudet (1824-1865) Peter Wallace Gallaudet (1826-1903) Jane Hall Gallaudet (1927-1853) William Lewis Gallaudet (1829-1887) Catherine Fowler Gallaudet (1831-1917) Alice Cogswell Gallaudet (1833-1891) Edward Miner Gallaudet (1837-1917)

List of original documents/links: http://cedarhillfoundation.org/notable-residents/sophia-fowler-gallaudet/ References: Draper, A. G. (1877, July). "Sophia Fowler Gallaudet". American Annals 22 (3), 179-183. Sanders, Lucy M. (1914). Sophia Fowler Gallaudet. Silent Worker 26 (5), 87 and 93. U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives 1888-1895. Other images/documents:

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