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Henrietta Clitch
Birth: 1811
Death: unknown
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Henrietta Clitch was a store owner in Washington D.C. during the mid-1800s. Her profession in the 1858 city directory was listed as "fancy goods," while her 1860 census record lists it as "Fancy Store." Census records indicate that she was born in either Germany or Prussia, although it is not known when she immigrated to the US. She is listed in the 1860 census as "Mrs. Henrietta Clitch," although information about her husband is unknown. Her will is dated 1869 but she is listed on the 1870 census, making her death date unknown.
In Fanny Seward's diary, she recalls walking with Kate to Madame Cltich's "to buy some worsted."
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Henrietta Clitch was a store owner in Washington D.C. during the mid-1800s. Her profession in the 1858 city directory was listed as "fancy goods," while her 1860 census record lists it as "Fancy Store." Census records indicate that she was born in either Germany or Prussia, although it is not known when she immigrated to the US. She is listed in the 1860 census as "Mrs. Henrietta Clitch," although information about her husband is unknown. Her will is dated 1869 but she is listed on the 1870 census, making her death date unknown.
In Fanny Seward's diary, she recalls walking with Kate to Madame Cltich's "to buy some worsted."