Stockton, Annis Boudinot (1736–1801)
Stockton, Annis Boudinot (1736–1801)
American poet. Born Annis Boudinot, 1736, in Darby, PA; died 1801; dau. of Elias Boudinot and Catherine Williams; m. Richard Stockton, 1757 (died 1781); children: 6.
Owing to husband's position as member of landed elite and signer of Declaration of Independence, enjoyed privileged position in Princeton, NJ; one of the most frequently published women poets of the 18th century, was a member of a prominent writing circle. Poems published in The Poetry of Annis Boudinot Stockton (ed. by Carla J. Mulford, 1994).
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BORN: 1922, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
DIED: 1985, Hull, England
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Poetry, fiction
MAJOR WORKS:
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