Born: March 24, 1821, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
Died: November 30, 1880.
Buried: Highgate Cemetery, London, England. James Burns, John Calkin, Christina Rossetti and William Monk lie nearby.
Daughter of a wine merchant, Jeanette was orphaned while young, and became the “beloved inmate” of the homes of her uncle and aunt Bannister and Mary Jane Eccles, at Park Place, Blackburn, and Golden Hill, Leyland. Later she lived with her cousin, Sarah Alice Aston, at Dean’s Yard, Westminster. She eventually had an accident which left her a lifelong invalid, giving her much time to write poems and hymns. Her works include:
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Wanted:
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