Holyoke, Mary Vial (1737–1802)

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Holyoke, Mary Vial (1737–1802)

American diarist. Born 1737 in Salem, Massachusetts; died 1802; m. Edward Augustus Holyoke; children: 12.

Wrote 40-year diary which gives details of marriage and life in wealthy Salem society, published as The Holyoke Diaries, 1709–1856 (1911).

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