Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry | |
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Born | Monroe, Michigan, U.S. | May 7, 1848
Died | January 24, 1942 Coldwater, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 93)
Nationality | American |
Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was The Wrestler of Philippi.[1]
Newberry was born in Monroe, Michigan, on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.[1] When Newberry was five, she moved to Chicago. She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan. At age 17 she graduated from a school in Brookline, Massachusetts.[2] In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of Rochester, Michigan, who died in San Jose, California.[3] They had four children: Max, Perry, Roy, and Grace. She died on January 24, 1942, aged 93, and is buried in Coldwater, Michigan.
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