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Thomas/Elizabeth Bolling (first cousins) married and had how many children? |
Had 3 children |
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Names of the Bollings' Children |
John, Mary, and Thomas, Jr. all deaf |
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Where did Thomas & Elizabeth Bollings children receive their education? |
Braidwood Academy in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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What made the Bolling children--John, Mary, and Thomas, Jr.--postpone going home? |
The American Revolutionary War (1776-1783) |
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Francis Green, wealthy Bostonian and father of a deaf son, enrolled him where? What was his son's name? |
Braidwood Academy 1780. Charles Green. |
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When and why did John Bollings die? |
He died in 1783 after contracting a fever upon his return home from Braidwood Academy |
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Mary Randolph married whom? |
William Bolling - her 1st cousin |
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What were William and Mary Bollings children's names? |
William Albert - born 1797 Mary - born 1808 |
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In 1812 was there deaf education available in America for deaf children? |
No. |
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Who came to America in 1812 to establish a school for deaf children? |
John Braidwood, grandson of founder of Braidwood Academy, arrived February of 1812 in the United States. |
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Why did John Braidwood leave England? |
Financial and drinking problems. |
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Who contacted John Braidwood about teaching in his school that Braidwood turned down? |
Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell. |
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Where did John Braidwood live from 1812 to 1815, and for what purpose? |
He lived with the Bollings on their plantation in Virginia to tutor their deaf children. |
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When and where did Braidwood open a school for the deaf? And what was its name? |
In March of 1815 they opened Cobbs School at the Bolling family mansion in Virginia. |
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How many children attended Cobbs School? |
5. |
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Why was Cobbs School closed and when? |
Cobbs school closed in the fall of 1816 because Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States, didn't want a deaf school near the University of VA in Charlottesville. |
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What was Thomas Jefferson's connection with the Bollings? |
His sister, Martha Jefferson, married John Bolling. |
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Why, in 1817, did William Bolling rescue Braidwood, and where did he take him? |
Because Braidwood was destitute. He took him to a minister, John Kirkpatrick, who operated a school in Manchester, VA. The understanding was that he would help Kirkpatrick establish a school for the deaf. |
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Why did the agreement between Braidwood, Bolling and Kirkpatrick fall through? |
By the middle of 1818 the Reverend Kirkpatrick was sick of Braidwood's problems and kicked him out. |
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Where else did John Braidwood try to found private institutions for the deaf? |
Edinburgh, Scotland London, England |
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From what sources did the American School for the Deaf get its financial commitments? |
From wealthy individuals-many of whom had deaf offspring. Cogswell, Gallaudet and Clerc also had strong political support. |
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When did John Braidwood die? |
Two years after Cobbs school was closed, so 1818. |
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Why did Thomas and Elizabeth Bolling end up with financial problems? |
Damages from the Revolutionary War. Cornwallis' Army burned his tobacco house. |
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What famous ancestry did Thomas Bolling have? |
Pocohantas and John Rolfe. |
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Why did they allow first cousins to marry each other at that time? |
For people that had large holdings and were wealthy, it was a way to keep the money in the family. |
