 1815 - 1899 (84 years) Submit Photo / Document
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| Name |
Laura Bronson Sprague |
| Born |
2 Feb 1815 |
Erie County, New York  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
12 Aug 1899 |
Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Biographical Information |
1963 |
| In 1963 an elementry school was built in Riverwoods, Illinois. It was named the Laura B. Sprague Elementary School in her honor. |
| Occupation |
Laura was the first teacher Lake County, Illinois. She began teaching in 1836 in her home, which was a log cabin. The families whose children attended the school paid her salery. She earned about $2 to $3 per week. |
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Half Day IL First School.
Half Day IL First School. 1918 school histories. |
| Buried |
Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
 Siblings |
4 siblings |
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| 3. Jabez Warren Sprague, b. 9 Oct 1812, Manhattan, New York, New York , d. 31 Jan 1905, Lake County, Illinois |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I63447 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
9 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
Hosea Sprague, d. Oct 1837, Lake County, Illinois |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Lucy Warren, b. 31 Jul 1790, Orwell, Addison, Vermont , d. 18 Mar 1872, Half Day, Lake, Illinois (Age 81 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Family ID |
F19524 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 2 Feb 1815 - Erie County, New York |
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 | Died - 12 Aug 1899 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
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 | Buried - - Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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| Photos |
 | Laura B Sprague
She was the first school teacher in Lake County, Illinois, working from her home in Half Day, Illinois. |
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