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  1. Elizabeth Sewall Alcott (June 24, 1835 – March 14, 1858) was one of the two younger sisters of Louisa May Alcott. She was born in 1835 and died at the age of 22 from scarlet fever. Biography

  2. Elizabeth Sewell Alcott. A serene and stately presence. Sanctifies our troubled home. ~from "Our Angel in the House". Poem by Louisa May Alcott. Quiet and shy, Elizabeth Alcott (Beth, Betty, or Lizzie, as Louisa would variously call her) remains the most mysterious of the four Alcott girls.

  3. When Elizabeth Sewell Alcott was born on 24 June 1835, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, was 35 and her mother, Abigail May, was 34. She died on 14 March 1858, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Middlesex ...

  4. Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, 1835–1858. Elizabeth Sewall was the third daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and Abigail May Alcott . Beginning when she was born, Bronson made careful observations of Lizzie’s behavior as an infant and upon these based his unpublished manuscript Psyche .

  5. Jun 18, 2013 · Elisabeth Alcott through the eyes of her father. By the time Elisabeth Sewall Alcott was born, Bronson had moved on from chronicling the daily activities of his daughters to exploring the soul.

  6. Oct 18, 2022 · The standard theory among Alcott experts is that death resulted from congestive heart failure, brought on by rheumatic fever, a complication of scarlet fever from which Lizzie suffered in May 1856. Scholar Anne Boyd Rioux contends that neither Beth nor Lizzie showed any symptoms of heart trouble.

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  8. Oct 18, 2022 · The ninety-one family correspondences provide a detailed historical chronicle of Lizzie’s symptoms, state of mind, and courage in the final days. Her narrative is universal. Lizzie’s story undoes what Machado had lamented, Beth being a dear and nothing else. Lizzie was “cheerful’ and “shy” like Beth.