Phoebe Cary Bio

Phoebe Cary Bio

NAME: Cary, Phoebe

BACKGROUND:

Birth: September 4, 1824 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Death: July 31, 1871 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, Rhode Island, United States. Collaborated with sister, Alice, on hymns, verse vols.

OCCUPATION: Poet

NATIONALITY: American

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