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Horatio Alger, Jr.

Male 1832 - 1899  (67 years)


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  • Name Horatio Alger 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 13 Jan 1832  Chelsea, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jul 1899  Natick, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was the most successful writer of boys' stories in the whole of American literature. He was educated at Gates Academy and at Harvard. He was ordained a minister of the Unitarian church in Brewster, Massachusetts on 8 Dec 1864. He never married. After 1896, he made his home with his sister in Natick, Massachusetts, until his death.
    Person ID I09196  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Horatio Alger,   b. 6 Nov 1806, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1881, South Natick, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Olive Augusta Fenno,   b. Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1878, South Natick, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 31 Mar 1831  Chelsea, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F02120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart