Artist, Writer. The wife of author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrated his story "The Gentle Boy" (1839), which was dedicated to her. Originally buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in London, she was reinterred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in June 2006.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1809, Sophia Amelia Peabody was the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Peabody. She had three brothers and two sisters. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, taught Sophia geography, science, literature, and both American and European history; Sophia also learned to read Latin, French, Greek, and Hebrew. She suffered from poor health and suffered migraines. She went to Cuba in 1833 with her sister, Mary, to improve her health.
Sophia met Nathaniel Hawthorne through her sister, Elizabeth. They became secretly engaged on New Year's Day, 1839. They were married on July 9, 1842, at the Peabodys' bookstore at 13 West Street in Boston. They rented and moved into The Old Manse in Concord.
The Hawthornes' daughter, Una, was born March 3, 1844. They were financially strained. For a while, they lived in Salem while Nathaniel waited for a government job. Pregnant with her second child, Sophia moved to 77 Carver Street in Boston to be closer to family and her doctor. A son, Julian, was born on May 22, 1846. The Hawthorne Family moved to Lenox, where their third child, Rose, was born on May 20, 1851.
Nathaniel died in May 1864. Sophia moved with her children to England four years later, where the cost of living was lower.
While in England, Sophia became ill and died on February 26, 1871. She was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Six years later, Una died in September 1877. She was 33 years old. She was buried alongside Sophia.
In 2006, Sophia and Rose were reburied in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery next to Nathaniel. After more than 100 years, they were reunited in death.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1809, Sophia Amelia Peabody was the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Peabody. She had three brothers and two sisters. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, taught Sophia geography, science, literature, and both American and European history; Sophia also learned to read Latin, French, Greek, and Hebrew. She suffered from poor health and suffered migraines. She went to Cuba in 1833 with her sister, Mary, to improve her health.
Sophia met Nathaniel Hawthorne through her sister, Elizabeth. They became secretly engaged on New Year's Day, 1839. They were married on July 9, 1842, at the Peabodys' bookstore at 13 West Street in Boston. They rented and moved into The Old Manse in Concord.
The Hawthornes' daughter, Una, was born March 3, 1844. They were financially strained. For a while, they lived in Salem while Nathaniel waited for a government job. Pregnant with her second child, Sophia moved to 77 Carver Street in Boston to be closer to family and her doctor. A son, Julian, was born on May 22, 1846. The Hawthorne Family moved to Lenox, where their third child, Rose, was born on May 20, 1851.
Nathaniel died in May 1864. Sophia moved with her children to England four years later, where the cost of living was lower.
While in England, Sophia became ill and died on February 26, 1871. She was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Six years later, Una died in September 1877. She was 33 years old. She was buried alongside Sophia.
In 2006, Sophia and Rose were reburied in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery next to Nathaniel. After more than 100 years, they were reunited in death.
Artist, Writer. The wife of author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrated his story "The Gentle Boy" (1839), which was dedicated to her. Originally buried at Kensal Green Cemetery in London, she was reinterred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in June 2006.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1809, Sophia Amelia Peabody was the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Peabody. She had three brothers and two sisters. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, taught Sophia geography, science, literature, and both American and European history; Sophia also learned to read Latin, French, Greek, and Hebrew. She suffered from poor health and suffered migraines. She went to Cuba in 1833 with her sister, Mary, to improve her health.
Sophia met Nathaniel Hawthorne through her sister, Elizabeth. They became secretly engaged on New Year's Day, 1839. They were married on July 9, 1842, at the Peabodys' bookstore at 13 West Street in Boston. They rented and moved into The Old Manse in Concord.
The Hawthornes' daughter, Una, was born March 3, 1844. They were financially strained. For a while, they lived in Salem while Nathaniel waited for a government job. Pregnant with her second child, Sophia moved to 77 Carver Street in Boston to be closer to family and her doctor. A son, Julian, was born on May 22, 1846. The Hawthorne Family moved to Lenox, where their third child, Rose, was born on May 20, 1851.
Nathaniel died in May 1864. Sophia moved with her children to England four years later, where the cost of living was lower.
While in England, Sophia became ill and died on February 26, 1871. She was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Six years later, Una died in September 1877. She was 33 years old. She was buried alongside Sophia.
In 2006, Sophia and Rose were reburied in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery next to Nathaniel. After more than 100 years, they were reunited in death.
Born in Salem, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1809, Sophia Amelia Peabody was the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Peabody. She had three brothers and two sisters. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, taught Sophia geography, science, literature, and both American and European history; Sophia also learned to read Latin, French, Greek, and Hebrew. She suffered from poor health and suffered migraines. She went to Cuba in 1833 with her sister, Mary, to improve her health.
Sophia met Nathaniel Hawthorne through her sister, Elizabeth. They became secretly engaged on New Year's Day, 1839. They were married on July 9, 1842, at the Peabodys' bookstore at 13 West Street in Boston. They rented and moved into The Old Manse in Concord.
The Hawthornes' daughter, Una, was born March 3, 1844. They were financially strained. For a while, they lived in Salem while Nathaniel waited for a government job. Pregnant with her second child, Sophia moved to 77 Carver Street in Boston to be closer to family and her doctor. A son, Julian, was born on May 22, 1846. The Hawthorne Family moved to Lenox, where their third child, Rose, was born on May 20, 1851.
Nathaniel died in May 1864. Sophia moved with her children to England four years later, where the cost of living was lower.
While in England, Sophia became ill and died on February 26, 1871. She was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Six years later, Una died in September 1877. She was 33 years old. She was buried alongside Sophia.
In 2006, Sophia and Rose were reburied in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery next to Nathaniel. After more than 100 years, they were reunited in death.
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Sophia
Wife of
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Born in Salem Massachusetts
Died in London
January Twentyfirst 1871
Buried in Kensal Green
Reinterred here June 2006
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