Kate Flanders Duryea
1850–1922 (age 72)
Socialite
Biography
Kate Flanders Duryea, born in 1850 and passing in 1922, was a socialite whose name graced many of the gracious gatherings that defined New York society during her lifetime; her presence helped sustain the refined social fabric that connected families and charitable endeavors across the city.
Her memory rests among the trees of Green-Wood Cemetery, where friends and loved ones recall a woman of warmth and generosity who welcomed others with elegance and conviction, leaving an enduring trace of hospitality for future generations to honor.