Lizzie doten biography
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Lizzie Doten
American spiritualist writer (1827-1913)
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Doten (April 1, 1827 – January 15, 1913) was an American poet and a prominent spiritualist lecturer and trance speaker and writer who received special attention for her supposed ability to channel poetry from Edgar Allan Poe after his death.[1][2] She wrote poetry, fiction, and essays and edited an annual spiritualist publication, Lily of the Valley.
She was active on the lecture circuit between 1864 and 1880.[3]
Family and early life
Elizabeth Doten was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the seventh of nine children. Both her parents were Mayflower descendants: Her father Samuel’s ancestor was Edward Doty, and her mother Rebecca was descended from William Bradford, the Pilgrim governor of Plymouth Colony.[4] Her brothers, Major Samuel Doten (1812–1906) and Captain Charles Doten (1833–1918) led the first two Union companies to deploy from Plymouth in the Civ