What is Sally Wood's full name?
Sarah Sayward Barrell
Sally Wood nickname(s):
Sarah "Sally" Sayward Barrell Keating Wood, A Lady of Massachusetts, A Lady of Maine, Madame Wood, Sarah Sayward Barrell Keating Wood, Sarah Sayward Barrell
Sally Wood date of birth:
October 1, 1759
How old was Sally Wood when died?
94
Where was Sally Wood born?
York, Maine American Colonies
When did Sally Wood die?
January 6, 1854
Where did Sally Wood die?
Portland, Maine USA
What is Sally Wood nationality?
American
What is Sally Wood's occupation?
Novelist
What genre is Sally Wood's work?
Gothic Fiction
Short Biography
Sarah "Sally" Sayward Barrell Keating Wood (October 1, 1759 – January 6, 1854) was an American novelist. She is considered the first American female writer of gothic fiction.She was born in York, Maine, of The American Colonies the first daughter of Sarah Sayward Barrell and the British army officer Nathaniel Barrell, but was heavily influenced by her wealthy grandfather, Judge Jonathan Sayward. On October 23, 1778 she was married to Richard Keating, who died of a fever five years later. The couple had two daughters and a son. Later she married General Abiel Wood. He died in 1811, and Sally thereafter moved to Portland, Maine.Sally Wood was an author of gothic novels who wrote under the pen name "A Lady of Massachusetts". After Maine became a state in 1820, she changed her pen name to "A Lady of Maine". To her readers, however, she was better known as Madame Wood.