THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Hannah Webster Foster

novelist

Hannah Webster Foster has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists September 10, 1758 in Salisbury, United States.

Born

September 10, 1758

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: April 17, 1840

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Salisbury, United States, Essex County
Professions
writer, novelist
Citizenship
United States

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: September 10, 1758 (SNAC; Encyclopædia Britannica Online) or in 1759 (Library of the World's Best Literature; NUKAT; Project Gutenberg; LIBRIS).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Hannah Webster Foster born?

Hannah Webster Foster was born in Salisbury, United States; Essex County.

When did Hannah Webster Foster die?

Hannah Webster Foster died on April 17, 1840.