Louisa Dow Benton
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 129 years ago |
Date of birth | March 23,1831 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Portland |
Maine | |
United States | |
Died | Lancaster |
New Hampshire | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 7,1895 |
Current partner | Jacob Benton |
Parents | Neal Dow |
Grandparents | Dorcas Allen Dow |
Josiah Dow | |
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ID | 4088627 |
Louisa Dow Benton Life story
Louisa Dwight Benton was a 19th-century American linguist, translator, and letter writer. She became physically disabled from rheumatism, unable to walk, and lost almost the entire use of her hands. She learned to read Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, and Russian without any instruction.