Catharine Parr Traill 1802-1899
Born in London, Catherine Strickland married Lieutenant Thomas Traill in 1832 and emigrated to Upper Canada, settling in Douro Township and subsequently at Lakefield. A writer of children's stories and a frequent contributor to the "Literary Garland", her most famous work was "The Backwoods of Canada" (1836) consisting of letters to her mother portraying the hardships of the pioneer life she loved so much. Her work as a naturalist bore fruit in "Canadian Wild Flowers" (1868) and "Studies of Plant Life in Canada" (1885).
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