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Greenwich Author Anya Seton
Originally written by Carl White.
Anya Seton and Greenwich History
Anyone who has lived in Greenwich for a time is probably familiar with the name Anya Seton. She wrote the well-known historical fiction book “The Winthrop Woman” about Greenwich co-founder Elizabeth Feakes. In 1640, Elizabeth joined 2 others (Robert Feakes and Captain Daniel Patrick) in buying land from the Native Americans in Old Greenwich. She was the owner of Elizabeth’s Neck, which became Tod’s Point and today Greenwich Point. Ms. Seton wrote about this woman, who was an important figure in Greenwich history, as well as an early role model for women’s equality.
Beginnings
Originally named Ann, she was born in Manhattan on January 23, 1904, to Ernest Thompson Seton and Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson. Ernest Thompson was a naturalist, author, and illustrator. He co-founded the Boy Scouts. Grace was an author of travel books. Ann grew up in Cos Cob. She was christened “Ann”, but was given the name “Anutika” by a Sioux Chie
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Anya Seton
American author of historical fiction (1904-1990)
Anya Seton | |
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Seton at her wedding to her first husband Hamilton Cottier, from a 1923 publication | |
| Born | Ann Seton (1904-01-23)January 23, 1904 Manhattan, New York |
| Died | November 8, 1990(1990-11-08) (aged 86) Old Greenwich, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Putnam Cemetery |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable works | |
| Spouse | Hamilton Cottier (m. 1923; div. 1930)Hamilton M. Chase (m. 1930; div. 1968) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Ernest Thompson Seton (father) Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson (mother) |
Anya Seton (January 23, 1904 – November 8, 1990), born Ann Seton, was an American author of historical fiction, or as she preferred they be called, "biographical novels".[1][2]
Early life and education
Anya Seton was born Ann Seton on January 23, 1904, at her parents' Bryant Park apartm
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Seton, Anya
Born 1904, New York, New York; died November 1990, Greenwich, Connecticut
Daughter of Ernest T. and Grace Gallatin Seton; married twice; secondly to Hamilton Chase, circa 1934; children: three
Anya Seton's father was a nature writer and cofounder of the Boy Scouts; her mother was a feminist, explorer, and writer. Seton was educated in England, France, and the U.S. primarily by private tutors, although she also attended Oxford University. She married and had three children, two from her first marriage, and one from her second marriage to Hamilton Chase. She died of heart failure in November 1990 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
She wrote 13 novels, all historical, although her preferred term is "biographical." The variety of periods depicted is remarkable, but the settings are generally either British or American. All tell exciting stories, usually from the point of view of a female protagonist. The heroines of the fictionalized biographies are related in some way to men who made history. My Theodosia (1941), Seton's first novel and the story of Aaron Burr's
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