Dewey, Annie Roberts Godfrey (1850-1922)

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Jane Addams to Annie Roberts Godfrey Dewey, May 26, 1905

Elsie M. Smith Lucas to Annie Roberts Godfrey Dewey, February 28, 1907

Elsie M. Smith Lucas to Annie Roberts Godfrey Dewey, May 2, 1907

Annie Roberts Godfrey Dewey to Jane Addams, April 19, 1907

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Birth Date

1850-02-11

Death Date

1922-08-03

Birthplace

Milford, Massachusetts

Biographical Text

Annie Roberts Godfrey Dewey was the first wife of Melvil Dewey, inventor of the Dewey Decimal System. She helped found the Lake Placid Club with her husband.

Dewey married Melvil Dewey in 1878. They had one daughter. Dewey died in 1922.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

Gender

Female

First appears

1905

Bibliography and Links

Annie Roberts Godfrey,Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915

Annie Dewey, 1910 United States Federal Census

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Citation

“Dewey, Annie Roberts Godfrey (1850-1922),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/822.