crandall married baptist minister and abolitionist calvin philleo. in 1835, the couple and his three children left connecticut for philleo’s farm in new york state. they later moved to illinois. here crandall ran a school from her home. she also took part in women’s rights activities. when philleo died in 1874, prudence moved to kansas to live with her brother. in 1886, the connecticut legislature gave her a pension. crandall died on january 28, 1890. she was buried in kansas. her old school house in canterbury is now the prudence crandall museum. in 1995, crandall was named connecticut's state heroine.