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Born December 17, 1807 • near Haverhill • Massachusetts
Died September 7, 1892 (aged 84) • New Hampshire
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1905)
Notable Works “Maud Muller” • “Snow-Bound”
Movement / Style American Renaissance

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