Annie Trumbull Slosson

Annie Trumbull Slosson (May 18, 1838, Stonington, Connecticut, October 4, 1926, New York) - American writer and entomologist. She was the daughter of Gourdon Trumbull (1790-1875) and Sarah Ann (Swan) Trumbull of Stonington, Connecticut. Her name was Anna, but she seemed to use Annie all the time. Her father, Gourdon Trumble, was originally from Norwich. He was a merchant and local politician at Stonington and became rich in the whale and seal fishery in New England at that time. Annie Trumbull was the ninth out of ten children, seven of whom survived to adulthood. In 1852, the family moved to Hartford, where she attended public schools and the Hartford Women's Seminary. She was married at Hartford on June 27, 1867 (another date is June 6) to Edward Slosson (c. 1814-1871), a lawyer and politician from New York. They had no children. Annie Trumbull Slosson died at her home (26 Gramercy Park, New York) on October 4, 1926, and was buried in Hartford, Connecticut.