Logan, Deborah Norris (1761–1839)
Logan, Deborah Norris (1761–1839)
American colonial historian. Born Oct 19, 1761, in Philadelphia, PA; died Feb 2, 1839, near Philadelphia; dau. of Charles Norris (merchant) and Mary Parker; m. George Logan (U.S. senator), Sept 6, 1781 (died 1821); children: 3 sons.
In family home, found correspondence between William Penn and husband's grandfather James Logan, early Pennsylvania leaders; began copying entire collection (1814); also wrote Memoir of Dr. George Logan of Stenton (published 1899); kept diary (1815–39) including recollections of Continental Congress secretary Charles Thomson; elected 1st female member of Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1827).
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