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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 died in Plymouth, New Hampshire, on May 19, 1864. He was 59 years old and had been traveling with his friend, former U.S. President Franklin Pierce, in search of improved health at the time of his death.12