About Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman
Lived 1816 – 1874 (aged 58). Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman was an American writer and hymnwriter.
Lucy Evelina Akerman ( Metcalf; February 21, 1816 – February 21, 1874) was an American Unitarian writer.
This daughter of Thomas Metcalf was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts and married Charles Akerman of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She also lived in Providence, Rhode Island.
She wrote the hymn "Nothing but Leaves, the Spirit Grieves" (circa 1858) that was chiefly used by the Baptists.
She died on her 58th birthday.
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American Unitarian writer (1816-1874)
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Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman was born on 21 February 1816 in Wrentham.
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Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman died on 21 February 1874 in Providence.
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Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman was a writer and hymnwriter.
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