Frances Elizabeth Barrow facts for kids
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Frances Elizabeth Barrow
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| Born | Frances Elizabeth Mease February 22, 1822 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1894 (aged 72) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York), U.S. |
| Pen name | Aunt Fanny |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | children's literature |
| Spouse |
James Barrow, Jr.
(m. 1841) |
Frances Elizabeth Barrow (pen name, Aunt Fanny; nickname, "Frankie Blue"; February 22, 1822 – May 7, 1894) was an American author of children's stories.
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Early life
Frances Elizabeth Mease was born in Charleston, South Carolina, February 22, 1822. Her parents were Charles Benton Mease, of Charleston, and Sarah Matilda Graham of Boston. Barrow's sister, Alexina Black Mease married Richard Grant White in 1850.
Career
Barrow's nom de plume of "Aunt Fanny", first appeared in 1855, when she began to write books for children. There were twenty-five in all, and some were translated in Europe. They included Six Night Caps, Aunt Fanny's Story Book, Four Little Hearts, and Take Heed. Barrow also wrote The Wife's Stratagem, a novel, and The Letter G.
Personal life
On December 7, 1841, she married James Barrow, Jr. He died at the age of 53 at Maison Labeyrie, rue Bernadotte, Pau, France, November 18, 1868 and was interred in Pau. She died at 30 East Thirty-fifth street, in New York City, May 7, 1894. The interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Two daughters, Mrs. S. L. Holly and Mrs. Theodore Connoly, survived her.
Selected works
- Stories told in the wood, 1864
- Little nightcaps., 1861
- Fairy nightcaps, 1861
- Big nightcap Letters
- The birdnests' stories
