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Danske <I>Bedinger</I> Dandridge

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Danske Bedinger Dandridge

Birth
Hovedstaden, Denmark
Death
3 Jun 1914 (aged 59)
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Born Caroline Dane Bedinger. Her father gave her the nickname Danske (‘‘Little Dane’’) because she was born in Copenhagen, and this was the name she was called by all her life. All her writings were published under the name Danske Dandridge.

American poet, historian, and garden writer. Daughter of Henry Bedinger, U.S. ambassador to Denmark under James Buchanan, and Caroline Bowne Lawrence. Married Adam Stephen Dandridge, 3 May 1877.

Thanks to bill jordan (# 46784636) for the following information:

Lived at "Poplar Grove", later named "Rosebrake". The Bedingers cared for soldiers wounded at Antietam at Rosebrake in 1862.
Born Caroline Dane Bedinger. Her father gave her the nickname Danske (‘‘Little Dane’’) because she was born in Copenhagen, and this was the name she was called by all her life. All her writings were published under the name Danske Dandridge.

American poet, historian, and garden writer. Daughter of Henry Bedinger, U.S. ambassador to Denmark under James Buchanan, and Caroline Bowne Lawrence. Married Adam Stephen Dandridge, 3 May 1877.

Thanks to bill jordan (# 46784636) for the following information:

Lived at "Poplar Grove", later named "Rosebrake". The Bedingers cared for soldiers wounded at Antietam at Rosebrake in 1862.

Bio by: bill jordan

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POET, NATURE-LOVER, HISTORIAN
MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU

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  • Maintained by: HWA
  • Originally Created by: 46877736
  • Added: Sep 25, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30071075/danske-dandridge: accessed ), memorial page for Danske Bedinger Dandridge (19 Nov 1854–3 Jun 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30071075, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by HWA (contributor 46565033).