Person:Nicholas Rowe (15)

Nicholas Rowe
d.6 Dec 1718
m. 1673
  1. Nicholas Rowe1674 - 1718
  2. John Rowe - 1679
m. 1693
  1. John Rowe1699 - Bef 1780
m. 1717
  1. Charlotte Rowe1718 - 1739
Facts and Events
Name Nicholas Rowe
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 20 Jun 1674 Little Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Marriage 1693 1st wife
to Antonia Parsons
Marriage 1717 2nd wife
to Anne Devenish
Death[1][2] 6 Dec 1718
Will[2] Jun 1719 will proven
Burial[1][2] 19 Dec 1719 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England
Reference Number? Q1382306?


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Nicholas Rowe (; 20 June 1674 – 6 December 1718[1]), English dramatist, poet and miscellaneous writer, was appointed Poet Laureate in 1715. His plays and poems were well-received during his lifetime, with one of his translations described as one of the greatest productions in English poetry. He was also considered the first editor of the works of William Shakespeare.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicholas Rowe (writer), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Vivian, J. L. (John Lambrick). The visitations of the county of Devon: comprising the herald's visitations of 1531, 1564, & 1620. (Exeter: For the author by H.S. Eland, 1895)
    p. 662.

    Children of John Rowe and Elizabeth Jasper
    Nicholas Rowe, son and heir, Poet Laureate, b. 30 June 1674, at Little Barford, d. 6, bur. 19 Dec.1718 in Westminster Abbey. M.I. Will 20 Nov 1718, pro. June 1719 P.C.C. (Browning 113).