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Oct 25, 2024 · Nathaniel Hawthorne’s family had lived in , Massachusetts, since the 1600s. One of his ancestors was a magistrate who, in staunchly defending Puritanism, sentenced a Quaker woman to public whipping. Another was a judge in the Salem witch trials.
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Nathaniel's father, a sea captain, died in 1808, leaving his wife and three children dependent on relatives. Nathaniel, the only son, spent his early years in Salem and in Maine.
Sep 1, 2023 · Nathaniel Hawthorne came from a tragic family. His father seemed to have a promising career, and when he was promoted to Captain, he died in Suriname, leaving his wife under financial strain. Hawthorne would grow up in his mother's parents' home with his aunts and uncles and his own siblings.
Nathaniel Hathorne, as his name was originally spelled, was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts; his birthplace is preserved and open to the public. [3] His great-great-great-grandfather, William Hathorne, was a Puritan and the first of the family to emigrate from England.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne, Sr. and Elizabeth Clark Hathorne. His father was a sea captain and a member of the East India Marine Society. He died in 1808 of yellow fever in Suriname, leaving a widow and three young children.
His parents were Nathaniel Hathorne, a sea captain, and Elizabeth Clarke Manning, from an aristocratic background. William Hathorne was Nathaniel’s great-great-great-great-grandfather, a puritan and an author.
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Jan 3, 2020 · His father, Nathaniel Hathorne, Sr., was born in 1775 in Salem. Among his ancestors were Major William Hathorne (c. 1606/7-1681), known for his persecution of Quakers, and John Hathorne (1641-1717), the son of Major William and Anna Hathorne and a magistrate of the Court of Oyer and Terminer who was the stern interrogator of the accused witches.
