Fannie Ellsworth Stone Newberry (1848–1942) wrote a long series of books, many of them stories for girls, of which the best seller was ''The Wrestler of Philippi''.
Newberry was born in
Monroe, Michigan
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, on May 7, 1848, the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Stone.
When Newberry was five, she moved to Chicago. She attended the Young Ladies Seminary of Monroe, Michigan. At age 17 she graduated from a school in
Brookline, Massachusetts
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.
In August, 1867 she married attorney Frank D. Newberry (June 23, 1840 – December 28, 1912) of
Rochester, Michigan
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, who died in San Jose, California.
They had four children: Max, Perry, Roy, and Grace. She died on January 24, 1942, aged 93, and is buried in
Coldwater, Michigan
Coldwater is a city in and county seat of Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city had a population of 13,822 at the 2020 census. The city is mostly surrounded by Coldwater Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
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Works
*''Impress of a Gentlewoman'' (1891)
*''Sara, a Princess'' (1892)
*''The Odd One: A Story for Girls'' (1893)
*''The Wrestler of Philippi: A Tale of the Early Christians'' (1896)
*''A Son's Victory; a Story of the Land of the Honey-bee'' (c1897)
*''Strange Conditions'' (1898)
*''All Aboard'' (1898)
*''Joyce's Investments'' (1899)
*''Not for Profit''
*''Bubbles''
*''Mellicent Raymond''
*''The House of Hollister''
*''Bryen's Home''
*''The Young Housekeeper''
References
External links
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The Online Books Page (University of Pennsylvania)
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Writers from Brookline, Massachusetts
American children's writers
1848 births
1942 deaths