First and most loved wife of noted literary critic and anthologist, Rufus Wilmot Griswold (the foe of Poe). Three children, 2 daughters and a son. She and her son both died shortly after he was born.
Griswold's poem "5 days", printed in the New York Tribune was primarily about his grief over her loss.
Buried 11 Nov 1842 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Sources:
Frey, Holly and Tracy V. Wilson. " Rufus Wilmot Griswold." Stuff You Missed in History Class (podcast). 22 Jan 2018.
Wikipedia: Rufus Wilmot Griswold, accessed 10 March 2018.
Griswold's poem "5 days", printed in the New York Tribune was primarily about his grief over her loss.
Buried 11 Nov 1842 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Sources:
Frey, Holly and Tracy V. Wilson. " Rufus Wilmot Griswold." Stuff You Missed in History Class (podcast). 22 Jan 2018.
Wikipedia: Rufus Wilmot Griswold, accessed 10 March 2018.
First and most loved wife of noted literary critic and anthologist, Rufus Wilmot Griswold (the foe of Poe). Three children, 2 daughters and a son. She and her son both died shortly after he was born.
Griswold's poem "5 days", printed in the New York Tribune was primarily about his grief over her loss.
Buried 11 Nov 1842 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Sources:
Frey, Holly and Tracy V. Wilson. " Rufus Wilmot Griswold." Stuff You Missed in History Class (podcast). 22 Jan 2018.
Wikipedia: Rufus Wilmot Griswold, accessed 10 March 2018.
Griswold's poem "5 days", printed in the New York Tribune was primarily about his grief over her loss.
Buried 11 Nov 1842 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
Sources:
Frey, Holly and Tracy V. Wilson. " Rufus Wilmot Griswold." Stuff You Missed in History Class (podcast). 22 Jan 2018.
Wikipedia: Rufus Wilmot Griswold, accessed 10 March 2018.
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