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Griswold Harte

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
10 Dec 1901 (aged 38)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Eldest son of author Bret Harte and his wife Anna Griswold. He was called "Wodie" by his family. Married Jennie Astoria Chapin, 24 Sep 1901, in New York, New York.

Child:
1. Helen B.; m. Robert Brown Fulford, Sr.

Cause of death: tuberculosis.

From the New York Times, 14 Dec 1901:

The funeral of Griswold Harte, oldest son of Bret Harte, the author, who died on Tuesday at his home, 112 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, was held yesterday. The services took place in St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church in High Street. Mr. Harte was thirty-seven years old and was born in San Francisco. He was educated at Oxford University, England, and for a number of years worked as a newspaper reporter in different cities in this country. He was first employed on The Evening Sun, this city. The burial was in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
Eldest son of author Bret Harte and his wife Anna Griswold. He was called "Wodie" by his family. Married Jennie Astoria Chapin, 24 Sep 1901, in New York, New York.

Child:
1. Helen B.; m. Robert Brown Fulford, Sr.

Cause of death: tuberculosis.

From the New York Times, 14 Dec 1901:

The funeral of Griswold Harte, oldest son of Bret Harte, the author, who died on Tuesday at his home, 112 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, was held yesterday. The services took place in St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church in High Street. Mr. Harte was thirty-seven years old and was born in San Francisco. He was educated at Oxford University, England, and for a number of years worked as a newspaper reporter in different cities in this country. He was first employed on The Evening Sun, this city. The burial was in Cypress Hills Cemetery.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236674119/griswold-harte: accessed ), memorial page for Griswold Harte (Jun 1863–10 Dec 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236674119, citing Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by HWA (contributor 46565033).