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Anna B. (Anna Bolles) Williams
b. 1840
A Connecticut writer remembered for juvenile stories and local history, she is best known today for helping preserve the story of the Rogerenes, a dissenting religious group in colonial New England. Her work connects everyday storytelling with a strong interest in regional history.
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The Rogerenes: some hitherto unpublished annals belonging to the colonial history of Connecticut
by John R. (John Rogers) Bolles, Anna B. (Anna Bolles) Williams
About the author
Born in New London, Connecticut, in 1840, Anna Bolles Williams was described in older literary reference works as an American writer of juvenile stories. Those sources credit her with books including Birchwood and The Fitch Family.
She is now most often linked with The Rogerenes: Some Hitherto Unpublished Annals Belonging to the Colonial History of Connecticut, a historical work prepared with John Rogers Bolles. That book helped preserve the story of the Rogerenes, a religious dissenting movement rooted in colonial Connecticut.
Some basic biographical details about Williams are not well documented in easily available modern sources, so a full picture of her life is hard to confirm. Even so, the record that survives shows a writer with deep ties to Connecticut and a lasting interest in telling stories from both family and regional history.