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Alice Rollit Coe

1858 – 1940

American poet, housewife

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About Alice Rollit Coe

Lived 1858 – 1940 (aged 82). Alice Rollit Coe was an American poet and writer.

Alice Rollit Coe (1858–1940) was a Canadian emigrant to the United States, Seattle housewife and author. Her father was an Episcopal Minister, who moved his family to the United States and was living in Minneapolis with them in 1880. She had at least two sisters growing up.

She married Alfred Byron Coe on November 14, 1889, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and had four children with him: Charles Rollit Coe (born 1890), Winnifred Elizabeth Coe (born 1892), Algernon Sydney Coe (born 1894), and Constance Mary Coe (born 1901). In the 1920 census in Seattle she was listed as being a teacher. In the 1930 census in Seattle she was a private tutor.

She died in Seattle, Washington, on December 8, 1940.

Works Cover of the 1908 publication of Lyrics of Fir and Foam by Alice Rollit Coe, published by Alice Harriman.

Books Lyrics of Fir and Foam, Etchings by L. Ross Carpenter, The Alice Harriman Company, Publishers, Seattle, 1908 Chimes Rung by the University District Herald, Press of University Publishing Company, Seattle, 1921

Poems in magazines and anthologies Life's Rose, Out West Magazine. The Turn of the Road from The Home Book of Verse, Volume 2.

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May B. Knott, Alice Sarah Rollit

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Who was Alice Rollit Coe?

American poet, housewife

When was Alice Rollit Coe born?

Alice Rollit Coe was born on 20 September 1858 in Rawdon.

When did Alice Rollit Coe die?

Alice Rollit Coe died on 8 December 1940 in Seattle.

What was Alice Rollit Coe's occupation?

Alice Rollit Coe was a poet and writer.

What nationality was Alice Rollit Coe?

Alice Rollit Coe was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alice Rollit Coe

· Wikidata: Q4726069

· DBpedia: Alice Rollit Coe

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