Emma Southwick Brinton
Emma Southwick Brinton | |
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Born | April 7, 1834 Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 1922 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 87)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Occupation | army nurse, traveler, foreign correspondent |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Spouse |
J. B. Brinton (m. 1880) |
Emma Southwick Brinton (née, Southwick; April 7, 1834 – February 25, 1922) was an American Civil War army nurse, traveler, and foreign correspondent.
Early years and education
Emma Dexter Southwick was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, April 7, 1834.[1][a] She was a daughter of Philip R. and Amelia D. Southwick, and the oldest of seven children. Her ancestors, (Lawrence and Cassandra) were among the earliest colonists to the U.S. from England. Lawrence received a gift of land for the first tanning establishment in the settlement, near Salem, Massachusetts, on which he built the first house with glass windows. They were also the first in the Colonies to be persecuted for their belief, being Quakers, and for harboring a preacher. Brinton entered the activities of New England home life at an early age. She was educated in Bradford Academy (now, Bradford College).[1]
Career
When shots were fired during the
Quiet and rest prepared her for some years of active service in the
Bill H. R. 13074 was passed in the U.S. Congress in 1891 granting a pension of US$12 per month to Brinton for her service as a nurse during the Civil War.[3]
Personal life
In June, 1880, she married Dr. J. B. Brinton, of Philadelphia, and while there, was an active member of the New Century Club, the Woman's Christian Association and the Woman's Hospital Staff. She lived in a pleasant home with her mother in Washington, D. C., and was interested in the various activities of that city. She was a member of the Woman's National Press Association. An enthusiastic traveler, she spent her summers, with various parties of ladies under her chaperonage, in Europe.[1]
Emma Southwick Brinton died February 25, 1922, in Washington, D.C.,
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 122.
- ^ a b "Emma Dexter Southwick 5 April 1834 – 25 February 1922 • LZ6N-FB2". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ United States. Congress 1891, p. 2966.
Bibliography
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: United States. Congress (1891). Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress (Public domain ed.). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Moulton. p. 122.
External links
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