Harriet Sanborn Grosvenor

Harriet Ward Sanborn Grosvenor was an early American writer, poet, and author of fifteen books.[1][2]

Harriet Sanborn Grosvenor
Born
Harriet Ward Sanborn

(1823-01-22)January 22, 1823
Hampton Falls, NH
DiedSeptember 7, 1863(1863-09-07) (aged 40)
Newburyport, MA, United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAuthor
Spouse(s)
Edwin Prescott Grosvenor
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(m. after 1843)​
ChildrenEdwin A. Grosvenor
Parent(s)Thayer S. Sanborn
Deborah Ward
RelativesGilbert H. Grosvenor (grandson)

Personal life

She was born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire on January 22, 1823, the daughter of Thayer S. Sanborn (1797–1874), Deborah Ward (1804–1850). In 1843 married Edwin Prescott Grosvenor, M.D., of Newburyport, Massachusetts, where the couple resided after the wedding.[1]

Harriet Grosvenor's son, Edwin A. Grosvenor, became a noted professor of history at Amherst College and her grandson, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, was the first employee and longtime President of the National Geographic Society and Editor of its magazine.

Career

Four years later, at the age of 24, she wrote My Sister Emily, published by the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. After her husband's death in December 1856, Harriet supported her family largely by writing, which was an unusual achievement for a woman at the time. She also wrote hymns and broadsides.[3]

Published works

Her published works include:

  • My Sister Emily, 1847
  • A Sabbath in My Early Home, 1850
  • Unfading Flowers, 1851
  • The Little Word No: Or, Indecision of Character, 1853
  • Agnes Thornton: Or, School Duties, 1854
  • Helen Spencer: Or, Home Duties, 1854
  • Right and Wrong, 1855
  • Ellen Dacre: Or, Life at Aunt Hester's, 1858
  • Capt. Russel's Watchword: Or, "I'll Try," 1859
  • Life's Lessons, 1859
  • The Old Red House, 1860
  • The Drunkard's Daughter, 1860
  • Blind Ethan, A Story for Boys, 1860
  • Why the Mill Was Stopped, 1861
  • Climbing the Mountain, 1862
  • Noonday: A Life Sketch, 1863

References
  1. Tucker, James W. (December 17, 1959). "Our Town". Hampton Union. Digitized by the Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, NH. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Library of Congress Name Authority File". Library of Congress.
  3. Grosvenor, Harriet S. Broadside for Jamie L. Rousseau: Born April 22, 1856. Died July 31, 1860" (1860). Brown Digital Repository-Brown University Library.: Harris Broadsidess. p. 1.
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