Background
Baker, Harriette Newell Woods was born on August 19, 1815 in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Doctor Leonard and Abby (Wheeler) Woods.
Baker, Harriette Newell Woods was born on August 19, 1815 in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Doctor Leonard and Abby (Wheeler) Woods.
Attended Abbott Female Seminary.
Contributed short stories to magazines while still in her ’teens. Wrote over 200 prose pieces (some translated into German and French). Works include: The Courtesies of Wedded Life, second edition, 1869.
Tim: The Scissors Grinder.
Married Abijah Richardson Baker, October 1, 1835, 6 children.