Esther
Forbes
Born in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Daughter of William Trowbridge Forbes
and Harriette (Merrifield) Forbes
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 76
in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Dec 2020
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Biography
Esther Forbes is Notable.
Esther Forbes was born in Massachuseetts in 1891.
She was married to Albert L. Hoskins, Jrl, between 1926 and 1933. She was a noted author of American Colonial subjects. In 1942, she received the Pulitzer History Prize for her book, "Paul Revere and the World He Lived in."
In 1944, she was awarded the Newbery Medal for her book "Johnny Tremain." [1]
She died in 1967 and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts.[2]
Sources
- ↑ http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal#20s American Library Association page]
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 December 2020), memorial page for Esther Forbes (28 Jun 1891–12 Aug 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #6836597, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave.
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