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Also Known As	Frances Ann Kemble
Born	November 27, 1809 • London • England
Died	January 15, 1893 (aged 83) • London • England
Notable Works	“Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation”
Notable Family Members	father Charles Kemble • mother Maria Theresa Kemble

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