Forrest, Catherine Norton Sinclair, 1817-1891
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Forrest, Catharine Norton Sinclair, 1817-1891
Forrest, Mrs. (Catherine Norton Sinclair), 1817-1891
Sinclair, Catherine Norton, 1817-1891
Sinclair, Mrs., 1817-1891
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found: Her Testimony in the Forrest divorce case, 1850:p. 5 (Mrs. Forrest) p. 11 (Catherine Forrest)
found: NUC pre-1956(Forrest, Mrs. Catharine Norton Sinclair, 1818-1891)
found: Notable Amer. women(Forrest, Catherine Norton Sinclair; actress; married to and divorced from actor, Edwin Forrest; b. 2/20/1817; d. 6/9/1891)
found: Google Books, via WWW, Nov. 20, 2008:European immigrant women, 1994, p. 283 (Catherine Norton Sinclair; actress; took the name Mrs. Sinclair when her divorce from Edwin Forrest was granted)
found: MWA/NAIP files, Nov. 20, 2008(hdg.: Forrest, Catherine Norton Sinclair, 1817-1891; note: after celebrated divorce case, worked as actress for several years but then spent remainder of life, nearly 30 yrs., in virtual seclusion; incorrect birth date believed to be based on Edwin Forrest biographies in which her age is given as 19 yrs. at marriage in 1837; N.Y.C. Dept. of Health gives age at death as 74 yrs. 3 months and 20 days)
Editorial Notes
- [Not to be confused with author Catherine Sinclair, 1800-1864, sometimes referred to as Mrs. Sinclair.]
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1992-09-03: new
2008-11-21: revised
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