1817–1854

Introduction

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Born: Au­gust 22, 1817, Ea­ton, New York.

Died: June 1, 1854, Ha­mil­ton, New York.

Buried: Ma­di­son Street Ce­me­te­ry, Ha­mil­ton, New York. There is al­so a ce­no­taph for Emi­ly and her hus­band on Bu­ri­al Hill, Ply­mouth, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Pseudonym: Fanny For­est­er.

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Biography

Born to poor par­ents, Emi­ly was self-edu­cat­ed.

In 1846, she be­came the third wife of mis­sion­ary Ado­ni­ram Jud­son, and sailed with him to Bur­ma (now My­an­mar) the same year. She re­turned to Am­eri­ca af­ter his death in 1850.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. My Bird