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Laura Dayton Fessenden (December 29, 1852 – May 11, 1924) was an American author of romances and other works. She was a contributor to magazines and a writer of songs. She was the founder of the Highland Park Woman's Club.[1]
Early life and education
Laura Dayton was born in Manhattan, New York City, December 29, 1852.[2] Her parents were Abram Child Dayton (author Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York) and Maria Annis (Tomlinson) Dayton.[3] Her brother, Charles Willoughby Dayton (died 1910), was Justice, New York Supreme Court.[3]
Her ancestors came to the United States in the Mayflower.[4]
Fessenden received her education at St. Mary's Hall (now, Doane Academy), Burlington, New Jersey.[3]
Career
Fessenden was a correspondent of various papers. She represented Harper's Bazaar at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. She was the author of Beth, 1878; Essie A Romance in Rhyme, 1878; A Puritan Lover, 1887; A Colonial Dame, 1897; Chronicle of a Branch of the Dayton Family, 1902; Moon Children of the Dayton Family, 1902; and 2002, Child Life 100 Years from Now.[4][3] Besides books, poems, and magazine articles, she wrote many songs for children, composing much of the music herself.[1]
During the Harding campaign, Fessenden originated the drawing room meetings held all over the country and spoke at many of them. She was a member Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R. (regent, Chicago chapter, 1903), Colonial Dames, Women's Fortnightly (Chicago), Highland Park Woman's Club,[4] Chicago Woman's Club, Daughters of Founders and Patriots, Ossoil (Chicago), and the Antiquarian Society.[1][3]
Personal life
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She married Benjamin Arthur Fessenden (1848-1917),[4] who planned Highland Park, Illinois.[1] Their children were: Aymar Child, Alice Hyde (married Lieut. Robert Gray Peck), Ben Hurd, and Dorothy Dayton.[3]
In religion, she was Episcopalian.[3]
Fessenden resided in Highland Park.[4] She died May 11, 1924,[2] at the Belden Hotel, Chicago, where she had been spending the winter.[1]
Selected works
- Beth, 1878
- Essie A Romance in Rhyme, 1878
- The Willows, 1879
- A Puritan Lover, 1887
- A colonial dame : a pen-picture of colonial days and ways, 1897
- Bonnie MacKirby : An International Episode, 1898
- Songs that the Children sing. A Collection of six Solos and two Operettas, 1901 (with Victoria Adams Barber)
- Chronicle of a Branch of the Dayton Family, 1902
- Moon Children, 1902 (with R. J. Campbell)
- "2002" : childlife one hundred years from now, 1902 (with R. J. Campbell)
- Hatsu, a story of Egypt, 1904
- Kaskaskia: a tale of border warfare in Illinois., 1905
- The white witch of Salem town, 1923
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mrs. Fessenden, Club Leader Of Note, Is Dead". Chicago Tribune. 12 May 1924. p. 10. Retrieved 20 December 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Laura Dayton Fessenden". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leonard, John W. (1914). Woman's Who's who of America (Public domain ed.). American Commonwealth Company. p. 289. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1903). Who's who in America (Public domain ed.). A.N. Marquis. p. 483. Retrieved 20 December 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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