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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestors in Salem, Massachusetts, were Puritans named Hathorne. He added a w to his name when he began writing.
Nathaniel Hawthorne married Sophia Peabody in 1842. Following their marriage, the couple moved into a house known as the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, where they spent three years.12