Charlotte Canda
Charlotte Canda | |
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| Born | February 3, 1828 |
| Died | February 3, 1845 (aged 17) New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Accidental fall from moving horse carriage |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery 40°39′19″N 73°59′31″W / 40.655295°N 73.991910°W |
| Monuments | Victorian mausoleum |
| Known for | Heiress debutante with ornate burial monument |
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| Relatives | Clemence Canda (aunt) (1816–1844) |
Charlotte Canda (February 3, 1828 – February 3, 1845), sometimes referred to simply as "Miss Canda", was a young debutante who died in a horse carriage accident on the way home from her seventeenth birthday party in New York City. She is memorialized by a Victorian mausoleum in Green-Wood Cemetery by Robert Launitz and John Frazee. The ornately and expensively decorated monument attracted thousands of visitors to Green-Wood Cemetery in the late 19th century.