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b. c. 1612, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
d. Sept. 16, 1672, Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]
one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies. Long considered
primarily of historical interest, she won critical acceptance in the 20th century as a
writer of enduring verse, particularly for her sequence of religious poems
"Contemplations," written for her family and not published until the mid-19th century.
