The Schuylers were also fourth-generation residents. Catherine was a descendant of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, one of the founders of New Netherlands. Her parents were from wealthy Dutch families prominent since early colonial days. She was the eldest child of Philip Schuyler and Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler. ( September 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īngelica Schuyler was born in Albany, New York. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The village and surrounding town of Angelica, New York were named after her. Some of her correspondence with eminent friends have been preserved, including notable exchanges with Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Marquis de Lafayette. She was a prominent member of the social elite everywhere she lived, which included Albany and New York City, as well as Paris and London.

She was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, and a sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton.įor sixteen years, she lived in Europe with her British-born husband, John Barker Church, who became a Member of Parliament. Stephen Van Rensselaer III (brother-in-law)Īngelica Church (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər/ Febru– March 6, 1814) was an American socialite. Margarita 'Peggy' Schuyler Van Rensselaer (sister)

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