Background
Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, apparently 14 July 1810, and was married in 1836.
Aldrich was born in Mattituck, New York, apparently 14 July 1810, and was married in 1836.
He was a merchant and editors He founded the short-lived New York Literary Gazette in 1839, and later in 1842-1844 worked as an editor on the New World (New York). His poem A Death-Bed is often republished.
He died 9 September 1856.