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Alice Turner Curtis (September 6, 1860 – July 10, 1958) was an American writer of juvenile historical fiction. She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for The Little Maid's Historical Series (which comprises twenty-four books, starting with A Little Maid of Province Town). She has written at least sixty published books (most of them were originally published by The Penn Publishing Company).

Alice Turner Curtis
Born
Alice L. Turner

(1860-09-06)September 6, 1860
DiedJuly 10, 1958(1958-07-10) (aged 97)
Resting placeSouthside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine
Other namesMrs. Irving Curtis
OccupationAuthor

Family


Alice Turner was born in Sullivan, Maine, the youngest known child of John Vinal Turner (June 6, 1802 – December 31, 1886) and Susan Ann Spear (4 January 1824 – 26/27 May 1901). Her father and another relative (George D. Turner) were sailmakers. Reverend Charles R. Tenney married Alice to Irving Curtis (January 18, 1837 – November 18, 1910) on May 20, 1895, in Boston, Massachusetts, where they both resided at the time. She was listed in Daughters of the American Revolution, much as her father's father, Fobes Turner (October 26, 1766 – 1846) was listed in Sons of the American Revolution. She had at least three siblings (John V., Anna or Annie S., and Ella F., who were also born in Sullivan, Maine). She dedicated Marjorie in the Sunny South to her sister, Anna (see the front matter of the book itself).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]


Life and education


She went to public schools in Maine and Massachusetts, but was also tutored privately. She was a Republican in 1936, and a supporter of women's suffrage. She was a member of D.A.R. (Tea Party Chapter, Boston), and the New England Women's Club, Boston. She was also a salaried contributor to Youth's Companion. She enjoyed reading, walking, and housekeeping for recreation.[9] Although her earliest-known book (Marjorie's Way) was published in 1904, she had been in the literary profession by 1895 according to her marriage record.


Works



The Little Maids historical series



The Yankee Girl Civil War Stories series



Frontier Girl series



Grandpa's Little Girls series



The Little Heroine series



The Little Runnaways series



The Marjorie series



Unknown series title


Although only one book in this series is known to be written by Alice Turner Curtis, she did write the first of them (The Story of Cotton). These are novels, much as most of her other works.


Other


She also wrote short stories in Century Magazine, by 1915


References


  1. Who's Who in New England, 1915, p. 299
  2. Lineage Book - Daughters of the American Revolution, 1902, Volume 14, p. 140-141
  3. Who's who Among North American Authors, Volume 6, 1929, p. 226
  4. American Women, by Durward Howes, 1936, p. 130
  5. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6Z-D5J : 10 February 2018), Irving Curtis and Alice Turner, 20 May 1895; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,821.
  6. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-4JNT : 11 July 2016), Alice Turner Curtis, 1958; Burial, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States of America, Southside Cemetery; citing record ID 138379393, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  7. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YN-9PF : accessed 21 January 2019), Alice Curtis in household of Irving Curtis, Precinct 4 South Boston city Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1394, sheet 2A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,683.
  8. Year: 1860; Census Place: Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 484; Family History Library Film: 803438
  9. Woman's who's who of America, 1914-15





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