Corelli C. W. Simpson
Corelli C. W. Simpson (February 20, 1837 – 1923) was an American poet and cookbook author, who painted many artistic works in oil. In 1864, she opened the first kindergarten in Bangor, Maine. Early life and education Corelli Caswell Williams was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, February 20, 1837. She was one of a pair of twin daughters. Her father was Capt. Francis Dighton Williams. Her parents were of New England ancestry on both sides. Her mother was Corelli Caswell (d. 1889), whose father, Cyrus Caswell, a lover of music, gave to his daughter the Italian name of Corelli, from an air he was fond of playing on his violin. She handed it down by giving to her twin daughters, the names Corelli and Salome. So much alike were these sisters, that they were distinguished by their pink and blue ribbons. Williams was thoroughly educated in both public and private schools, chiefly in the Bristol academy, the Taunton High School, and the Salisbury mission school, in Worcester, Massachuset ...
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