Cynthia Anthony Sprague
Abt 1817 - 1880 (~ 63 years)-
Name Cynthia Anthony Sprague Born Abt 18 Dec 1817 East Greenwich, RI 
Gender Female Died 25 Dec 1880 East Greenwich, RI Person ID I10853 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father John Sprague, Jr., b. Abt 1782, d. Abt 23 Jul 1817 (Age ~ 35 years) Mother Lydia A. Anthony, b. 6 Mar 1794, Somerset, MA , d. 1 Jan 1877, East Greenwich, RI (Age 82 years) Family ID F04270 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Remington Congdon, b. Abt 6 Aug 1820, Apponaug, Warwick, RI , d. 28 Feb 1863, at sea, off the coast of Cape Horn (Age ~ 42 years) Married 6 Mar 1842 Children 1. Mary Remington Congdon, b. Abt 1843, d. 1916 (Age ~ 73 years) 2. George Barrell Congdon, b. Abt 1846, d. 1902 (Age ~ 56 years) Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F04269 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - See notes for her father, Captain John Sprague.
"Cynthia and her husband had a deeply commited relationship. They had two children, Mary Remington Congdon (1842-1916) and George Barrell Congdon (1846-1902). George was named after the master of the bark Index, the first vessel on which his father sailed. Both children, along with their mother, accompanied John Congdon on sea voyages at various times between 1852 and 1862. During the first few years of her marriage, Cynthia had remained at home when her husband sailed; but by 1852, the emotional hardship she endured during his absences induced her to accompany him to San Francisco on the brig Hannah Thornton, along with young George. In a letter to John dated March 12, 1851, she lamented,
- See notes for her father, Captain John Sprague.