1773–1862
Henriette Auber

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 4, 1773, Spi­tal­fields, Step­ney, Mid­dle­sex, Eng­land.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 20, 1862, Hod­des­don, Great Am­well, Hert­ford­shire, Eng­land.

Buried: St. Ca­the­rine and St. Paul’s churc­hyard, Hod­des­don, Hert­ford­shire, Eng­land.

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Biography

Harriet was the daugh­ter of rec­tor James Au­ber of Lon­don. Her birth name was Hen­ri­ette, but she was known as Har­ri­et.

A mem­ber of the Ang­li­can church, she lived at Brox­bourne and Hod­des­don most of her life.

She is re­mem­bered for her po­et­ry col­lect­ion, The Spi­rit of the Psalms (Lon­don: T. Ca­dell and C. & J. Riv­ing­ton, 1829).

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