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Sarah F. Adams
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (or Sally Adams) (22 February 1805 – 14 August 1848) was an English poet and hymnwriter. A selection of hymns she wrote, published by William Johnson Fox, included her best-known one, "Nearer, My God, to Thee", reportedly played by the band as the Royal Mail Ship, RMS ''Titanic'' sank in 1912. Early life and education Sarah Fuller Flower was born 22 February 1805, at Old Harlow, Essex, and baptised in September 1806 at the Water Lane Independent Chapel in Bishops Stortford. She was the younger daughter of the radical editor Benjamin Flower, and his wife Eliza Gould. Her father's mother Martha, sister of the wealthy bankers William Fuller (banker), William Fuller and Richard Fuller (died 1782), Richard Fuller, had died the month before Adams' birth. Her elder sister was the composer Eliza Flower. Her uncles included Richard Flower (settler), Richard Flower, who emigrated to the United States in 1822 and was a founder of the town of Albion, Illinois; an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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