She was born as Frances Harriet Whipple on a farm in Smithfield, Rhode Island she descended from two of the state's oldest, most distinguished families, but after her father's serious financial reversal she had to earn her own living at a very early age.
She was born as Frances Harriet Whipple on a farm in Smithfield, Rhode Island she descended from two of the state's oldest families. This was most distinguished. She had to earn her own living at a very early age. This was after her father's serious financial reversal.