Adelaide Cilley Waldron | |
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Born | Adelaide Haines Cilley February 23, 1843 Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Died | June 16, 1909 Farmington, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Pen name | A. C. Waldron |
Occupation | author and editor |
Genre | poems, hymns, sonnets, children's stories, essays, letters, articles |
Spouse |
R. C Parker
(m. 1862; died 1866)John Waldron (m. 1871) |
Relatives | Joseph Cilley (great-grandfather) |
Adelaide Cilley Waldron (née, Cilley; pen name, A. C. Waldron; February 23, 1843 – June 16, 1909) was an American author and editor of the long nineteenth century. She wrote poems, hymns, sonnets, children's stories, essays, and letters for newspapers, as well as articles for educational and historical journals. Farmington was published in 1904.[1] Waldron was an accomplished musician[2] and a clubwoman. She was associated with the Daughters of the American Revolution (D. A. R.), Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W. C. T. U.), New England Woman's Press Association (N. E. W. P. A.), and other organizations.