Aunt of Nathanial Hawthorne. Her portrait hangs in the House of Seven Gables, Salem, MA
Rachel (depicted in this portrait the year before she died in 1823), married Simon Forrester, one of the wealthiest East India merchants in Salem. Forrester came to Salem at the age of 19 and was a protégé of Rachel’s father, Capt. Daniel Hathorne. In 1791, at the age of 43, Forrester had made enough money to purchase this home, designed by Samuel McIntire, and the wharf that still stands across the street. Capt. Nathaniel Hathorne sailed as an officer on several vessels for his brother-in-law, some as large as the Friendship, the tall ship that is docked today at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and probably sailed from Forrester’s Wharf several times. Nathaniel Hawthorne grew up visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in this house, and mentions the Forresters in his later writings.
Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 71, p. 79
Rachel (depicted in this portrait the year before she died in 1823), married Simon Forrester, one of the wealthiest East India merchants in Salem. Forrester came to Salem at the age of 19 and was a protégé of Rachel’s father, Capt. Daniel Hathorne. In 1791, at the age of 43, Forrester had made enough money to purchase this home, designed by Samuel McIntire, and the wharf that still stands across the street. Capt. Nathaniel Hathorne sailed as an officer on several vessels for his brother-in-law, some as large as the Friendship, the tall ship that is docked today at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and probably sailed from Forrester’s Wharf several times. Nathaniel Hawthorne grew up visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in this house, and mentions the Forresters in his later writings.
Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 71, p. 79
Aunt of Nathanial Hawthorne. Her portrait hangs in the House of Seven Gables, Salem, MA
Rachel (depicted in this portrait the year before she died in 1823), married Simon Forrester, one of the wealthiest East India merchants in Salem. Forrester came to Salem at the age of 19 and was a protégé of Rachel’s father, Capt. Daniel Hathorne. In 1791, at the age of 43, Forrester had made enough money to purchase this home, designed by Samuel McIntire, and the wharf that still stands across the street. Capt. Nathaniel Hathorne sailed as an officer on several vessels for his brother-in-law, some as large as the Friendship, the tall ship that is docked today at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and probably sailed from Forrester’s Wharf several times. Nathaniel Hawthorne grew up visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in this house, and mentions the Forresters in his later writings.
Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 71, p. 79
Rachel (depicted in this portrait the year before she died in 1823), married Simon Forrester, one of the wealthiest East India merchants in Salem. Forrester came to Salem at the age of 19 and was a protégé of Rachel’s father, Capt. Daniel Hathorne. In 1791, at the age of 43, Forrester had made enough money to purchase this home, designed by Samuel McIntire, and the wharf that still stands across the street. Capt. Nathaniel Hathorne sailed as an officer on several vessels for his brother-in-law, some as large as the Friendship, the tall ship that is docked today at Salem Maritime National Historic Site, and probably sailed from Forrester’s Wharf several times. Nathaniel Hawthorne grew up visiting his aunt, uncle, and cousins in this house, and mentions the Forresters in his later writings.
Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 71, p. 79
Gravesite Details
Rachel may be buried in Burying Point Cemetery (Salem) along with her husband Capt. Simon Forrester but no marker can be located.
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