Annie McCarer Darlington (née, Biles; after marriage, Mrs. F. J. Darlington;[1] pen name, Gertrude St. Orme; July 20, 1836 – January 24, 1907) was an American poet.[2] She was a frequest contributor to Cecil County, Maryland periodicals. Darlington died in 1907.
Annie McCarer Darlington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna McCarer Biles July 20, 1836 Willow Grove, Cecil County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1907 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Pen name | "Gertrude St. Orme" |
| Nickname | "Annie" |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse |
Francis James Darlington
(m. 1860; died 1897) |
Biography
editAnna (nickname, "Annie") McCarer Biles was born July 20, 1836, at Willow Grove, Cecil County, Maryland, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the village of Calvert formerly Brick Meeting House, and near the old Blue Ball Tavern. Her parents were Charles Biles and Catharine Ross Biles. Annie was a first cousin of Ida McCormick, their mothers being sisters.[2] [3]
On November 20, 1860, she married Francis James Darlington (1840–1897), of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and spent the next five years on a farm near Unionville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The family then took up their residence near Westtown Friends' Boarding School, where they spent the summer season. During the winter, they resided in the town of Melrose, Florida on the banks of Lake Santa Fe.[2][3]
Darlington began to write poetry when about eighteen years of age, and was a frequent contributor to The Cecil Democrat and the Cecil Whig, under the nom de plume of "Gertrude St. Orme".[2][3]
Anna McCarer Darlington died January 24, 1907, and was buried in West Chester.[4]
References
edit- ^ "The poets who are to go down to posterity". The Critic. 7. Good Literature Publishing Company: 285. 1887. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d Perine, George Corbin (1898). The Poets and Verse-writers of Maryland: With Selections from Their Works. Editor Publishing Company. pp. 228–30. Retrieved 10 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Johnston, George (1887). The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland. The editor. Retrieved 10 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Anna McCarer Biles Darlington". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
