1803-1884+Susanna+Moodie

__ (1803-1884) Susanna Moodie __ __Who__ Susanna Moodie, born Strickland (6 December 1803-8 April 1885) She was an English-born Canadian author. She was the last of six sisters, including Catharine Parr-Traill. Susanna began writing at an early age. She was attracted to historical figures that she believed to be misunderstood. Susanna met Lt. John Wedderburn Dunbar Moodie 1830, and they got married in 1831. They decided to emigrate to Canada in 1832.

__What__ Susanna continued to write in Canada after her emigration to Canada. Her letters and journals contain valuable information about life in the colony. She observed natice customs, the climate, the wildlife, relations between the Canadian and recent Amarican. In 1852, she published //Roughing it in the Bush//,--- detains about her experiences on the farm in the 1830s.

__Where__ They settled on a farm in Douro township, near lakefield, north of Peterborough, Upper Canada. In 1840 she and her husband moved to Belleville. ("the clearings") She died in Toronto, Ontario on 8 April 1885 and is buried in Belleville Cemetery.

__Why__ Roughing it in the Bush is her greatest success. The inspiration came from a suggestion from her editor that she wirte an "emigrant's guide" for British people who wants to move to Canada. She wrote about the difficfulties and trials she found as a "New Canadian", rather than the advantages. Her intention was not to discourage immigrants, but to prepare people for what life in Canada would be like.

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