Benedict, Clare, 1870-1961
Variant namesClare Benedict was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of George Stone Benedict and Clara Woolson Benedict. She was the niece of author Constance Fenimore Woolson. Benedict was an author in her own right, writing books that dealt with family history, biography of Woolson, and general topics. Constance Fenimore Woolson was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, the daughter of Charles Jarvis Woolson and Hannah Pomeroy. She was a niece of James Fenimore Cooper. Woolson and her family moved to Cleveland in 1840. Woolson attended the Cleveland Female Seminary and was a graduate of Madame Chegaray's finishing school in New York City. She later lived in Florida, and then spent the rest of her life in Europe. Woolson published many works of fiction during her lifetime.
From the description of Clare Benedict collection, 1796-1961 (1870-1940). (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 46358883
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| creatorOf | Benedict, Clare, 1868-1961,. Clare Benedict collection, 1796-1961 (1870-1940). | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| referencedIn | Hay, John, 1838-1905. Mather family papers, 1834-1967. | Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library | |
| creatorOf | Benedict, Clare. [Miscellaneous material. | Dartmouth College Library |
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| associatedWith | Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919. | person |
| associatedWith | Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. | person |
| associatedWith | Benedict family. | family |
| associatedWith | Cooper family. | family |
| associatedWith | Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Fynmore family. | family |
| associatedWith | James, Henry, 1843-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Mather family. | family |
| associatedWith | Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. | person |
| associatedWith | Pomeroy family. | family |
| associatedWith | Prime, Wendell. | person |
| associatedWith | Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908. | person |
| associatedWith | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. | person |
| associatedWith | Woolson family. | family |
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| Cooperstown (N.Y.) | |||
| Ohio--Cleveland |
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| Women authors, American |
| Women authors, American |
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Person
Birth 1870
Death 1961
Britons
