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Seth Curtis Beach
1837–1932
A Unitarian minister, poet, and hymnist, this late-19th- and early-20th-century writer brought a warm, accessible style to religious and biographical writing. He is especially remembered for books that introduced notable New England women and Unitarian history to a broad readership.
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Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies
by Seth Curtis Beach
About the author
Born on August 8, 1837, in western New York, he grew up in a farming family and was taught at home in his early years. He later studied at Antioch College and Union College, then graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1866 before entering the Unitarian ministry.
Over a long career, he served congregations in Augusta, Maine; Dedham, Massachusetts; Bangor, Maine; and Wayland, Massachusetts. Alongside his ministry, he wrote poetry and hymns and published prose works, including Daughters of the Puritans and a book on the origins and history of Unitarianism.
He lived to the age of 94, dying on January 30, 1932. Remembered within Unitarian circles as a respected senior minister, he also left behind writing that reflects a lifelong interest in character, faith, and the moral lives of notable Americans.