NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE By cac7170 Jul 4, 1804 Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts Period: Jul 4, 1804 to May 19, 1864 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE'S LIFE Apr 1, 1808 Hawthorne's father died of yellow fever in Suriname Jul 1, 1820 Writes and publishes The Spectator, which only runs for one month May 1, 1825 Hawthorne graduates from Bowdoin and moves back to Salem, MA Jan 1, 1828 Hawthorne's first novel, Fanshawe was published. Mar 1, 1841 Hawthorne moved to Brook Farm, a utopian community in Roxbury, MA Jul 9, 1842 Hawthorne marries Sophia Peabody, a painter Mar 3, 1844 Hawthorne's daughter, Una was born Jun 2, 1846 Hawthorne's son, Julian is born and he published Mosses From an Old Manse. Jul 31, 1849 Hawthorne's mother, Elizabeth dies. He falls into a depression and continues to write The Scarlet Letter Feb 1, 1850 The Scarlet Letter is published and Hawthorne moves to Lenox, MA in April May 20, 1851 Hawthorne's third child and daughter Rose was born Apr 3, 1860 The Marble Faun was published Sep 1, 1863 Our Old Home was published May 19, 1864 Hawthorne dies in Plymouth, New Hampshire, He is buried on Author's Ridge in Concord