Maria Thompson Daviess | |
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| Born | Maria Thompson October 31, 1814 Harrodsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1896 (aged 82) Harrodsburg |
| Pen name | unspecified |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | poetry |
| Subject | local history |
| Spouse |
William Newton Daviess
(m. 1839; died 1881) |
| Children | Hannah Daviess Pittman |
| Relatives |
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Maria T. Daviess (née, Thompson; also known as, Mrs. Maria Thompson Daviess; misspelled, Daveiss; pen names, unspecified; October 31, 1814 – December 19, 1896) was a 19th-century American author from Kentucky. Among her publications were Roger Sherman, a Tale of '76; Woman's Love; a volume of Poems;[1] and History of Mercer and Boyle Counties.
- ^ Alderman, Harris & Kent 1910, p. 110.