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Louisa May Alcott 1832–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 NOV 1832

Birth Location: Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania

Death Date: 6 MAR 1888

Death Location: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Amos Alcott

Mother: Abigail May

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The story of Louisa May Alcott began in 1832 in Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania. Louisa May Alcott passed away in 1888 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Louisa May Alcott began in 1832 in Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.
  • Louisa May Alcott passed away in 1888 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Louisa Alcott's Ancestors

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Louisa Alcott
1832–1888
Birth Place: Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Parents
Amos Bronson Alcott
1799–1888
Wolcott, New Haven, Connecticut
Abigail ("Abby") May
1800–1877
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joseph (Chatfield) Alcott
1771–1829
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
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Louisa Alcott's Timeline

2 Records

1832
29 NOV 1832
Birth of Louisa May Alcott in Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania
1888
6 MAR 1888
Age 56
Death of Louisa May Alcott in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 NOV 1832
    Event Place: Germantown (now Philadelphia), Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1888
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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