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Harriet Clinton

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(1772-1812)

BIRTH

1772

PLACE

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DEATH

1812

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FAMILY

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FATHER

Henry Clinton

(1730-1795)

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MOTHER

Harriet Carter

(1747-1772)

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BROTHER

Sir William Henry Clinton

(1769-1846)

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CHILDREN

Henry Clinton

(1730-1795)

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CHILDREN

Harriet Carter

(1747-1772)

HOMES

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DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED

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Harriet Clinton, also called Harriot, was the youngest daughter of General Sir Henry Clinton and Harriet Carter. Born in 1772, she lost her mother in the same year. In 1799 she married Harry Chester, a British officer who later became a major general. University of Michigan archival descriptions place her death in 1812, while Westminster School’s records confirm the marriage. She was a different woman from her mother and other Clinton namesakes.

EARLY LIFE

Harriet Clinton was born in 1772, the daughter of General Sir Henry Clinton and Harriet Carter.

Harriet Clinton married Harry Chester on September 3, 1799. She died in 1812.

CAREER

DEATH

Harriet Clinton died in 1812. Harriet Clinton, also called Harriot, was the youngest daughter of General Sir Henry Clinton and Harriet Carter. Born in 1772, she lost her mother in the same year. In 1799 she married Harry Chester, a British officer who later became a major general. University of Michigan archival descriptions place her death in 1812, while Westminster School’s records confirm the marriage. She was a different woman from her mother and other Clinton namesakes. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.

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