Emma Brown Hart (1867-1936)

Mrs Emma Brown (Hart) Fessenden, Founder of The Fessenden School etc.

Father
Elizur Kirke Hart (1841-1893)
Mother
Louisa Sanderson (1840-1913)
Spouse
Frederick James Fessenden (1862-1943)
Children
Elizur Kirke Hart Fessenden (1896-1982)
Louise Hart Fessenden (1897-1979)
Susan Lane Fessenden (1898-1928)
Frederick James Fessenden Jr. (1905-1979)

Associated Houses

Hart Mansion, Albion

Albion

Hart House Inn

Wellesley Island

She graduated from Vassar College in 1890 and in 1903 she and her husband founded the Fessenden School at West Newton, Massachusetts, which is still going strong today. Included among its many notable alumni are Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry.

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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 09/02/2019 and last updated on 09/02/2019.