Catharine Parr Traill

Memoirist
BIRTHDAY
January 9,1802
Birthplace
England
Age
Aug 29,1899,age 97
Birth Sign
Capricorn
BIRTHDAY
January 9,1802 (age Aug 29,1899,age 97)
Birthplace
England

About

An English-Canadian author, she is best known for The Backwoods of Canada (1836), a memoir about her experiences as a settler in Canada. Her other works include Canadian Crusoes (1851) and Canadian Wildflowers (1865).

Before Fame

Early in her career, she wrote children's stories. Her titles from this period include The Tell Tale (1818) and Disobedience (1819).

Trivia

A naturalist as well as an author, she frequently wrote about the plants she encountered in Canada.

Family Life

She married Lieutenant Thomas Traill in 1832.

Associated With

Her husband served in the Napoleonic Wars under the leadership of General Napoleon Bonaparte.