Biography
Clarissa Hall Jerome was born 16 June 1825 in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, United States to Ambrose Hall (1774-1827) and Clarissa Wilcox (1796-1827) and died 2 April 1895 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. She married Leonard Walter Jerome (1817-1891) 5 April 1849 in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, United States.
Marriage and Family
She married Leonard Walter Jerome (1817-1891) in Palmyra, New York, on 5 April 1849; who was a Brooklyn, New York, financier and the maternal grandfather of Sir Winston Churchill widely known as "The King of Wall Street".
They had four daughters together. One daughter, Camille, died at age eight. The other three – Jeanette, Clarita, and Leonie – became known, in some quarters, as "the Good, the Witty and the Beautiful". Leonard Jerome's wealth afforded his daughters the opportunity to spend much time in Europe, where they associated with the aristocratic elite of the day. All three married British or Anglo-Irish husbands:
- Clarita Jerome (1851-1935) - known as Clara, married Moreton Frewen (1853–1924), fifth son of Thomas Frewen MP, a charming spendthrift who ran up huge debts trying to operate a ranch in Wyoming, and through gambling, sports, and women. They had two sons, Hugh and Oswald, and one daughter Clare Sheridan.
- Jeanette Jerome (1854-1921) - known as Lady Randolph Churchill, was an American-born British socialite, the wife of Lord Randolph Churchill and the mother of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
- Camille Jerome (1855-1863) - died young - age 8
- Leonie Blanche Jerome (1859-1943) - married Sir John Leslie (1857–1944), an Irish baronet, whose family estates covered 70,000 acres (280 km2). They had four sons. For many years, she maintained a liaison with Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Clarita Jerome (1851-1935) | 15 April 1851 Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States | 20 January 1935 Brede, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom | Hugh Moreton Frewen (1853-1924) |
| Jeanette Jerome (1854-1921) | 9 January 1854 Brooklyn, New York, United States | 29 June 1921 Westbourn Street, Paddington, England, United Kingdom | Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (1849-1895) George Frederick Myddleton Cornwallis-West (1874-1951) Montagu Phippen Porch (1877-1964) |
| Camille Jerome (1855-1863) | |||
| Leonie Blanche Jerome (1859-1943) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Katharine Hall (1821-1898) | |||
| Caroline Hall (1823-1912) | |||
| Clarissa Hall (1825-1895) | 16 June 1825 Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, United States | 2 April 1895 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, United Kingdom | Leonard Walter Jerome (1817-1891) |
Residences
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