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    Harriet C. Bogart (Hays)

    Birth: 1807

    Death: 8-20-1888

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Harriet Bogart was born around 1807 in Cayuga County, New York, and moved to Auburn, New York, around 1830. According to Frances Worden Chesebro, Harriet worked in her parent's household and was the first person to hold the infant Frances after the doctor delivered her.

Harriet was also an important figure in the William H. and Frances Miller Seward household, providing crucial care and assistance to ill and injured family members. 

Harriet first married a man, surname Hays, with whom she had two children, Willis and Lewis. This marriage ended and Harriet later married Nicolas Bogart, with whom she had three children, two of whom died in childhood (Frances and Sarah), and the third, Harriet Bogart Simpson, dying in 1860.

Harriet died on August 20, 1888.9

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Harriet Bogart was born around 1807 in Cayuga County, New York, and moved to Auburn, New York, around 1830. According to Frances Worden Chesebro, Harriet worked in her parent's household and was the first person to hold the infant Frances after the doctor delivered her.

Harriet was also an important figure in the William H. and Frances Miller Seward household, providing crucial care and assistance to ill and injured family members. 

Harriet first married a man, surname Hays, with whom she had two children, Willis and Lewis. This marriage ended and Harriet later married Nicolas Bogart, with whom she had three children, two of whom died in childhood (Frances and Sarah), and the third, Harriet Bogart Simpson, dying in 1860.

Harriet died on August 20, 1888.9

Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.cayugacounty.us/portals/0/history/ugrr/report/PDF/4a.pdf
Title of Webpage: 
cayuga county
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Uncovering the Freedom Trail in Auburn and Cayuga County, New York, 2004-2005,
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Judith Wellman
Publisher Name: 
Laurentian Press
Year: 
2005
Start Page: 
37
End Page: 
43
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books/about/Uncovering_the_Freedom_Trail_in_Auburn_a.html?id=erpLAAAACAAJ
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Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
Ancestry.com
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry
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Monday, July 3, 2017 - 10:30
Citation Notes: 
Source Citation New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.