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Harriet Beecher Stowe Born
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. Her parents were Lyman Beecher and Roxanna Foote Beecher. She was the sixth of eleven children in her family. -
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Life
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Mother Died
Harriet's mother died when Harriet was five years old. Her mother's name was Roxana Foote Beecher. Roxana died from tuberculosis. No specific date -
School
Harriet attended Hartford Female Seminary founded by her sister Catherine at thirteen. She began teaching there in 1824. She furthered her writing talents by writing essays here. No specific date -
Harriet Gets Married
Harriet gets married to Calvin Ellis Stowe on January 6, 1863. They move to a cottage in Brunswick, Maine. She orginally became friends with Calvin at Semi-Colon Club. This club was against slavery. -
The Servant Girl
The Stowe's hired a servant girl from Kentucky. By laws the girl was free since her mistress brought her to Ohio and let her stay in Cincinnati. A few months later they heard her master was looking for her and was in town. If he found her he could legally return her to slavery. One night, Calvin and Henry Beecher armed themseleves and hiid her in a truck and sent her to a trusted friend's house. Harriet added this event to Uncle Tom's Cabin. No specific date -
Children
Harriet and Calvin had seven children together. Six out of seven were born in Cincinnati. Her 18-month old son died of cholera in the summer of 1849. No specific date -
One of Many Moves
Calvin was a teacher. In 1850, Professor Stowe moved the family To Brunswick, Maine, where he worked at Bowdoin College. They only lived in Brunswick until 1853. No specific date -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book is about the life of a slave. It's first installment appeared in the anti-salvery newspaper, The National Era. She gathered information about slaves first hand from friends and family. -
A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1853, Harriet wrote the book a A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1856, she wrote Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. Both were about slaveryand her thought's about it. No specific date -
Meeting the President
When the Civil War first began Harriet met Abraham Lincoln to discuss how he did not move fast enough into emancipating slaves. She urged him to take decisive action. Lincoln greeted Harriet by saying, "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war.” No specific date in November is given -
Moving Again
Calvin retired in 1864 so the Stowes moved to Hartford, Connecticut. They were surroned by many friends and friends. They lived near Mark Twain and his family. Some of Harriet's best books were wrote here. No specific date -
Harriet's Death
Harriet died in Hartford, Connecticut. She was eighty-five when she died. Her body is buried in Massachusetts.
