Person Record
Metadata
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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