Caroline Berryman Spencer

Caroline Suydam Berryman Spencer
Born Caroline Suydam Berryman
(1861-12-28)December 28, 1861
New Haven, Connecticut
Died April 6, 1948(1948-04-06) (aged 86)
Blue Bird Cottage
Newport, Rhode Island
Other names Mrs. Lorillard Spencer
Spouse(s) Lorillard Spencer (1860–1912)
Children Lorillard Suydam Spencer

Caroline Suydam Berryman Spencer (December 28, 1861 – April 6, 1948) was a New York City and Newport, Rhode Island socialite and the editor of Illustrated American.[1]

Biography

She was born as Caroline Suydam Berryman on December 28, 1861 in New Haven, Connecticut. She married Lorillard Spencer (1860–1912) and had as her son, Lorillard Suydam Spencer.[1]

After the death of her husband she became a missionary in the Philippines.[2][3]

She died on April 6, 1948 at her home, Blue Bird Cottage, in Newport, Rhode Island.[1] She was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mrs. L. Spencer Dies In Home At Newport". New York Times. April 7, 1948. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  2. ↑ "Mrs. Lorillard Spencer To Run Mission In Jolo". New York Times. December 5, 1913. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, Wealthy Widow, Goes To Philippine Islands to be Missionary". New York Times. December 5, 1913. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
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