Hannah Webster Foster

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Hannah Webster Foster

Summary

Hannah Webster Foster is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Essex County[2]. She was born on September 10, 1758[3]. She died in Montreal[4]. She died on April 17, 1840[5]. She worked as a novelist[6] and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hannah Webster Foster was born in Essex County[2].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's place of birth was Salisbury[9].
  • Hannah Webster Foster died in Montreal[4].
  • Hannah Webster Foster was born on September 10, 1758[3].
  • Hannah Webster Foster was born on January 1, 1759[10].
  • Hannah Webster Foster died on April 17, 1840[5].
  • Hannah Webster Foster died on 1840[11].
  • A child of Hannah Webster Foster was Harriet Vaughan Cheney[12].
  • A child of Hannah Webster Foster was Eliza Lanesford Cushing[13].
  • Hannah Webster Foster held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Hannah Webster Foster worked as a novelist[6].
  • Hannah Webster Foster worked as a writer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Hannah Webster Foster is The Boarding School; or, Lessons of a Preceptress to Her Pupils[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Hannah Webster Foster is The Coquette[16].
  • Hannah Webster Foster is recorded as female[17].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's Commons category is recorded as Hannah Webster Foster[19].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[20].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's given name is recorded as Hannah[21].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's described by source is recorded as American Women Writers[22].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[24].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's described by source is recorded as American women writers to 1800[25].
  • Hannah Webster Foster's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Essex County[2], a county of Massachusetts[27], in United States[28], founded in 1643[29] and Salisbury[9], a New England town[30], in United States[31], founded in 1638[32]. Recorded date of birth include September 10, 1758[3] and January 1, 1759[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6] and writer[7].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Boarding School; or, Lessons of a Preceptress to Her Pupils[15], a literary work[33] and The Coquette[16], a literary work[34].

Personal Life

Children include Harriet Vaughan Cheney[12], a writer[35], 1796–1889[36], of United States[37] and Eliza Lanesford Cushing[13], a writer[38], 1794–1886[39], of United States[40].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 17, 1840[5] and 1840[11]. Hannah Webster Foster died in Montreal[4].

Why It Matters

Hannah Webster Foster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Hannah Webster Foster born?

Born in Essex County[2], Hannah Webster Foster…

Where did Hannah Webster Foster die?

Hannah Webster Foster died in Montreal[4].

What did Hannah Webster Foster do for work?

Hannah Webster Foster worked as novelist[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . Open Library. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  3. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Montreal
    Prabook id 1078793
    Family name Foster
    Sex or gender female
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