Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894)
- Name:
- Thaxter, Celia (1835-1894)
- Other Names:
- Laighton, Celia
- Born:
- 06/29/1835
- Birthplace:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Died:
- 08/25/1894
- Death Location:
- Appledore Island, NH
- Residence:
- Appledore, White Island
Isle of Shoals 1861-1894
Watertown, MA 1851-1854
Newburyport, MA 1854-1856
Newtonville, MA 1856-
Kittery Point, ME - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Poet
Artist and china decorator - Father:
- Laighton, Thomas Bell (1805-1866)
- Mother:
- Rymes, Eliza (1804-1877)
- Relations:
- Had two younger brothers, Oscar and Cedric.
- Spouse:
- Thaxter, Levi Lincoln (1824-1884), September 13, 1851
- Children:
- Karl, born 1852; died 1912
John, born 1854; died 1929
Roland, born 1858; died 1932 - Notes:
- Norma H. Mandel, Beyond the Garden Gate: The Life of Celia Liaghton Thaxter. Hanover, NH: The University Press of New England, 2004.
Rosamond Thaxter, Sandpiper: The Life of Celia Thaxter. Sanbornville, NH: Wake-Brook House, 1962.
Jane E. Vallier, Poet on Demand: The Life, Letters, and Works of Celia Thaxter. Camden, ME: Peter E. Randall, 1982.
Laighton Cemetery, Kittery, ME
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