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Coat of Arms of Philip Pieterse Schuyler. The Schuyler family (/ˈskaɪlər/; Dutch pronunciation: ) was a prominent Dutch family in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries, whose descendants played a critical role in the formation of the United States (especially New York City and northern New Jersey), in leading government and business in North America and served as leaders in ...
The Schuyler sisters can refer to: historical Schuyler sisters of the prominent American Schuyler family: Angelica Schuyler Church (1756–1814), American socialite; Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), American socialite and philanthropist, wife of Alexander Hamilton; Peggy Schuyler (1758–1801), American socialite
Angelica Church (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; February 20, 1756 – March 6, 1814) [1] [2] was an American socialite. She was the eldest daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler, and a sister of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton.
Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler / ˈ s k aɪ l ər /; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854 [2]) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was the wife of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and was a passionate champion and defender of Hamilton's work and efforts in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States.
Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer (September 19, 1758 – March 14, 1801) was the third daughter of Continental Army General Philip Schuyler.She was the wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III, sister of Angelica Schuyler Church, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, and sister-in-law of John Barker Church and Alexander Hamilton.
Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler (1781–1857), who married first, Samuel Malcolm (son of William Malcolm), and then James Cochran (1769–1848), her cousin and the son of John Cochran and Gertrude Schuyler, Philip Schuyler's sister. [27] Schuyler's country home had been destroyed by General John Burgoyne's forces in October 1777. Later that ...
Schuyler, you started acting as a kid in movies like The Baby-Sitters Club. Were your parents encouraging at that point? Fisk: Sort of. They wanted to support my dreams, obviously, but they also ...
The New Yorker described the sisters as a "Destiny's Child-esque R&B girl group." [4] Pitchfork said the song wouldn't sound out of place in an album by Wyclef protégé City High. [5] The Guardian said the number "combines TLC with the Andrews Sisters and a hat tip to 'Three Little Maids From School Are We'". [6]