Elizabeth Payson Prentiss
Born: October 26, 1818, Portland, Maine.
Died: August 13, 1878, Dorset, Vermont.
Buried: Dorset, Vermont.
In 1845, Elizabeth married George Lewis Prentiss (who later became Professor of Theology at Union Seminary in New York City). Her works include:
Peterchen and Gretchen, 1860
Fred and Maria and Me, 1868
Stepping Heavenward, 1869
Nidworth, and His Three Magic Wands, 1869
Religious Poems, 1873
Golden Hours, or Hymns and Songs of the Christian Life, 1874
The Little Preacher, 1874
Little Threads, 1874
The Story Lizzie Told, 1874
Urbane and His Friends, 1874
The Home at Greylock, 1876
Griselda: A Dramatic Poem in Five Acts (translated from German)
Little Susy’s Six Birthdays, 1883
Little Susy’s Six Teachers, 1883
Six Little Princesses
Pemaquid
Aunt Jane’s Hero
Little Susy Stories
The Flower of the Family
Life and Letters (posthumous)
Source: The Cyber Hymnal