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Lydia Moss Bradley
1816 – 1908 Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum
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- Birth
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Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
- Death
- 16 Jan 1908 (aged 91)
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
- Burial
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Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 40.7194142, Longitude: -89.565666
- Plot
- Mt Prospect, Section 4, Lot 00101
- Memorial ID
- 12907708 View Source
Founded and endowed the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, now called Bradley University in Peoria. She was a pioneer in many fields.
In May 1837 she married Tobias S. Bradley and moved to Peoria.
(Lydia Moss Bradley was also the first woman ever to draft a marriage contract (in modern terms a 'prenuptial agreement') protecting her assets.)
She established the school to honor her husband Tobias and her six children, all of whom died at an early age.
She gave land to the Society of St. Francis to build a hospital, now known as the St. Francis Medical Center. In 1884, Lydia built the Bradley Home for Aged Women to care for widowed and childless women.
Founded and endowed the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, now called Bradley University in Peoria. She was a pioneer in many fields.
In May 1837 she married Tobias S. Bradley and moved to Peoria.
(Lydia Moss Bradley was also the first woman ever to draft a marriage contract (in modern terms a 'prenuptial agreement') protecting her assets.)
She established the school to honor her husband Tobias and her six children, all of whom died at an early age.
She gave land to the Society of St. Francis to build a hospital, now known as the St. Francis Medical Center. In 1884, Lydia built the Bradley Home for Aged Women to care for widowed and childless women.
Inscription
Tobias S. Bradley
Jan. 21, 1811 - May 4, 1867
Lydia Moss Bradley
July 31, 1816 - Jan. 16, 1908
Gravesite Details
Plaque from Zeally Moss Society on headstone.
Family Members
- Maintained by: PerseidsGirl
- Originally Created by: Jan Miller
- Added: 6 Jan 2006
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12907708/lydia-bradley: accessed ), memorial page for Lydia Moss Bradley (31 Jul 1816–16 Jan 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12907708, citing Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by PerseidsGirl (contributor 47740091).
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