Sarah Josepha Buell Hale was an American writer, activist, and editor of the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War, Godey's Lady's Book. She was the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Wikipedia
Born: October 24, 1788, Newport, NH
Died: April 30, 1879 (age 90 years), Philadelphia, PA
Spouse: David Hale (m. 1813)
Parents: Gordon Buell and Martha Whittlesay
Children: Sarah Josepha Hale, Horatio Hale, William George Hale, and more
Siblings: Horatio Gates Buell, Martha Maria Buell, and Charles Whittlesey Buell