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Francis Scott Street

American publisher (1831–1883)

Francis Scott Street (October 20, 1831 – April 15, 1883), with partner Francis Shubael Smith were the owners of Street & Smith publishing company in New York City.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Francis Scott Street (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 20, 1831, died Apr 15, 1883.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: journalist.4

Personal life

  • BornOct 20, 1831, New York City5
  • CitizenshipUnited States6

Francis married Susan E. Potts (1836–1883), daughter of Abram and Elizabeth Potts, around 1858 and they lived in Greenpoint in Brooklyn in 1860. Susan died on June 5, 1883, just 8 weeks after her husband died. Together they had two sons and two daughters.

Francis had a cousin: Jacob Street (c1790-?) from Pitminster, England who moved to Newfoundland, Canada around 1820. Jacob left Canada to travel back to England in 1858–1860, and then he went to New York City where he stayed with his cousin Francis Scott Street.

From Wikipedia’s article on Francis Scott Street (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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