Susanna Moodie 1803-1885
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Born in England, Mrs. Moodie immigrated to Upper Canada with her husband in 1832. They farmed near Cobourg for two years then moved to the wooded Rice Lake area near the frontier of the colony before settling in the more urban environment of Belleville in 1840. Member of a noted literary family, she became a leading author of the pre-Confederation period and her poems and short stories appeared in journals in Canada and England. Her two autobiographical books, Roughing it in the Bush (1852) and Life in the Clearings (1853), have become Canadian classics.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Hastings
The City of Belleville
In front of Susanna Moodie Cottage
at 114 Bridge Street West at Sinclair Street
Also recorded for this place: The City of Belleville
N 44 09.689 W 77 23.604
Recorded May 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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