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Louisa May Alcott
Birth: 11-29-1832 in Germantown, Pennsylvania
Death: 03-06-1888 in Boston, Massachusetts

PARENTS:
Amos Bronson Alcott
Birth: 1799 in Wolcott, Connecticut
Death: 1888
Married:
Abigail May (parents: Joseph May & Dorothy Sewall)
Birth: 1800
Death: 1877

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Louisa May Alcott
Birth: Nov!. 29, 1832
Death: Mar!. 6, 1888
(NOTES: Author, she is best remembered for writing children novels, including the book, "Little Women" (1869)!. Born in Germantown, Pennslvania, she grew up in Boston and Concord, Massachusetts!. She used her life experiences to write "Little Women" which was initially published in two parts, in 1868 and 1869, which later provided her with financial security!. She died two days after her father, A!. Bronson Alcott, as a result of mercury poisoning from a drug being used to treat her for typhoid!.
Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery !.Concord ,Middlesex County ,Massachusetts, USA
(2 pictures of her tombstone: one simply says "L!.M!.A!.; 1832-1888)

Father: A!. Bronson Alcott (has picture of him)
Birth: Nov!. 29, 1799
Death: Mar!. 4, 1888
Social Reformer, Religious Leader!. Founder of American Transcendentalism!.
Burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; Concord ,Middlesex County ,Massachusetts 1888)

Mother: Abigail May Alcott (has picture)
Birth: Oct!. 8, 1800--Boston ,Suffolk County ,Massachusetts
Death: Nov!. 25, 1877
(Worldwide she is known as the beloved "Marmee" of "Little Women," !. She later met and married Amos Bronson Alcott on May 23, 1830!. Four daughters came from this union: Anna Bronson (Alcott) Pratt, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, and her namesake, Abigail "May" (Alcott) Nieriker!. Abigail was the mainstay in an often-stormy household due to her visionary husband's failure to support his family)

Sister: Elizabeth Sewall Alcott (picture)
B: Jun!. 24, 1835 ,Boston, Mass!.
D: Mar!. 14, 1858, Concord, Mass
"Little Women" character: Beth
She contracted scarlet fever from a poor German family that her mother was caring for, but revived!. The fever permanently weakened her, and she passed away from a "wasting illness" two years later ,at three in the morning !. Louisa wrote in her journal: "Saturday she slept, and at midnight became unconscious, quietly breathing her life away till three; then, with one last look of her beautiful eyes, she was gone!."

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LMA's paternal GRANDPARENTS:
Joseph Chatfield ALCOTT
Birth: 7 May 1771 ; Wolcott, New Haven, Ct
Death: 3 Apr 1829
Married: 13 Oct 1796; Wolcott, New Haven, Ct to
Anna BRONSON (her father: Amos BRONSON ; mother unknown)
Birth: 1773 , Wolcott, Connecticut
Death: 15 Aug 1863 , West Edmeston, , N!.Y!.
(They had 10 children)

LMA's paternal GREAT-GRANDPARENTS:
Capt John ALCOTT--b 28 Dec 1731, Wolcott, Connecticut; d!. 27 Sep 1808, Wolcott; Marriage: 28 Aug 1755 in CT to
Mary CHATFIELD --b!. 11 Oct 1736, Derby, New Haven, Ct; d!. 28 Feb 1807, Wolcott, Connecticut; her father--Solomon CHATFIELD, mother--
Hannah Pierson (Or PURSON); she and John had 9 children!.

LMA's paternal 2nd GREAT-GRANDPARENTS:
John ALCOTT --1705 to 1777; New Haven, Connecticut; Marriage: 14 Jan 1729 , North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut to
Deborah BLAKESLEE--1713 to 1790; New Haven County, CT
(Had 12 children)

3rd GG: paternal
John ALCOTT -- 1675 to 1722, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Married: 8 May 1698 ,New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut to
Susanna HEATON --1680 to 1736, New Haven, Connecticut (Parents:
James HEATON & Sarah STREET)!. She & John had 7 children

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4th paternal GG:
Phillip Alcott --b!. 1648 in Dedham Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony;
d!.1715 in Wethersfield Village (Hartford) Connecticut Colony
Married: 5 DEC 1672 in New Haven Village to
1!. Elizabeth Mitchell--b!. 6 AUG 1651 in New Haven Settlement, Connecticut Colony
Children: 5
2!. Marriage :Mrs!. Sarah ( Banbury) BUTLER on 4 Apr 1699!. (She was the widow of Nathaniel Butler!. Another listing shows her maiden name as GREEN)!. B--1642

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Another 3 generations are shown here, to Louisa's 7th Great-Grandfather,John ALCOCK, b!. in 1583!.



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This is her in 1870
Name: Lizzie Alcott
[Louisa May Alcott]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Age in 1870: 38
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1870: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female

Post Office: Concord
Household Members: Name Age
Brownser Alcott 70
Aby M Alcott 69
Lizzie Alcott 38
Abie M Alcott 29
Mary B Conant 52

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my friend is has that last name and
she says that she has a whole bunch of
people that knew her grandmother
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