Born in New York, New York, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Cosimo Rucellai
— married
Jul 1895 in Venezia, Veneto, Italia
Descendants 
Mother of
Nannina (Rucellai) Fossi and Giovanni Giulio Rucellai
Died
at about age 99
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Edith was born in 1857. She was the only daughter of Arthur Bronson and Katherine Coleman Dekay. In 1895 she married Cosimo Rucellai and lived in Venice, "in the Alvisi house, on the Grand Canal belonging to that cosmopolitan elite in relation to the whole world of culture, which played a central role in 19th century society. In fact, Robert Browning, John Singer Sargent and Henry James were hosted at Ca' Alvisi during their stay in Venice".
Their children were:
- Nannina Rucellai 1896–1991
- Bencivenni Rucellai 1897–1918
- Bernardo Rucellai 1899
- Giannetta Rucellai 1901
- Giovanni Giulio Rucellai 1903–1969
She passed away in 1956.
Sources
- Archivio SIUSA Edith Millicent Bronson in entry for Nannina Rucellai Fossi
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