Cecilia
Kent
Leavitt
Born in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wheeler Leavitt
and Cecilia (Kent) Leavitt
Sister of
Charles W Leavitt
Wife of
Jean Adolphe Beaux
— married
3 Apr 1850 in New York City, New York, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 32
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2019
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Biography
- Cecilia Kent Leavitt was born on 2 October 1822 In Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.
- She was the daughter of John Wheeler Leavitt and Cecilia Kent.
- She married Jean Adolphe Beaux (silk merchant). They had 3 daughters.
- She was the mother of noted Philadelphia portraitist, Cecilia Beaux
- She was buried on 29 May 1855 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Cecilia Beaux, accessed 7 June 2019.
- Tappert, Tara Leigh. "Aimée Ernesta and Eliza Cecilia: Two Sisters, Two Choices." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. July 2000, pp. 249–291. tfaoi.org. Accessed 7 June 2019.
- "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013," database, Ancestry.com. Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Page 894: "Cecilia K Beaux, age 23, buried May 29, 1855"
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 June 2020), memorial page for Cecilia Kent Leavitt Beaux (unknown–May 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #64007171, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Paul S. (contributor 18204635).
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