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- ↑ Francis died giving birth to her only child, also named Francis, but called "Babe".
Years later, her daughter, it is theorized, wrote this poem. It appears to be a poem fantasizing about what her mother would have said if she had known she was dying during childbirth.
"Farewell Dear Husband
I must rest and shall forever be.
I could not stay with you on Earth,
But you can come with me.
Weep not, dear Husband, that I am gone,
But strive to follow me.
And train my Babe for the Lord.
That it may come to me.
For I am in Glory;
I have gained my Heavenly rest.
I want you to follow me
And be forever blest.
It's also possible that Francis actually died just before the baby was born. Perhaps she wrote this herself. Perhaps that is why she refers to the baby as "it"...didn't know if "it" was a boy or a girl.
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