Anna Maria Wells

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Anna Maria Wells (née Foster; ca. 1794–1868) was an Early American poet and children’s writer.

Anna Maria Foster was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, ca. 1794. Her father, Benjamin Foster, died when she was an infant. Her mother, Mary Ingersoll Foster, then married Joseph Locke. She was his second wife, the first being Mary's sister, Martha. Her mother and step-father had seven children, including the poet, Frances Sargent Osgood.[1] The family moved to Boston, where Wells received her education. She loved reading and music.