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Name

Thaxter, Celia (Laighton), 1835-1894

Born

June 29, 1835

Birthplace

Portsmouth, N.H.

Deceased

Aug. 26, 1894

Deceased where

Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals.

Places of residence

Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals.
Newburyport, Mass.
Newtonville, Mass.
Portsmouth, N.H.

Occupation

Poet and author, artist.

Father

Thomas Bell Laighton.

Mother

Eliza Rymes.

Spouse

Levi Lincoln Thaxter, m. Sept. 13, 1851 on Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals.

Children

1. Karl Thaxter, b. Jun. 1852 on Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals, d. Jul. 24, 1912 in Worcester, Mass., unm.
2. John Thaxter, b. Nov. 29, 1854 in Newburyport, Mass., d. Aug. 17, 1929 in Kittery, Me., m. Jun. 1, 1887 in Worcester, Mass. to Mary Gertrude Stoddard (1858-1951).
3. Roland "Lony" Thaxter, b. Aug. 28, 1858 in Newtonville, Mass., d. Apr. 22, 1932 in Cambridge, Mass., m. Jun. 8, 1887 in Cambridge, Mass. to Mabel Gray Freeman (1858-1952).

Nationality

American

Publications

Books include:
Among the Isles of Shoals, 1873.
An Island Garden, 1894.

Relationships

Spouses: Levi Lincoln Thaxter, m. Sept. 13, 1851 on Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals.

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