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Also Known As Emma Hart
Born February 23, 1787 • Berlin • Connecticut
Died April 15, 1870 (aged 83) • Troy • New York
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1905)
Notable Family Members sister Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps

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Emily James Smith (later Putnam) in her graduation picture from Bryn Mawr College, 1889.
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