About Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier
Lived 1819 – 1875 (aged 55). Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier was a writer and novelist.
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier (31 August 1819 – 23 July 1875) was an American novelist, poet, and dramatic reader.
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier was born on 31 August 1819 in Lubec. Maine. She was the daughter of Lewis Frederick De Lesdernier, Collector of Customs at Passamaquoddy and member of the Massachusetts General Court (1811–1812). In 1839, she married Asa Tapley Richards and they had three children. Her work as an actress and dramatic reader took her to as far as San Francisco.
Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier died on 23 July 1875 in Boston.
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American novelist (1840–1915)
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Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier was born on 31 August 1819 in Eastport, Lubec.
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Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier died on 23 July 1875.
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Emily Pierpont de Lesdernier was a writer and novelist.
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