1802-1899+Catherine+Parr+Traill

1802-1899 Catharine Parr Traill

__ Who __ Catharine Parr Traill, born Strickland, was an English-Canadian author, settler, teacher and naturalist. She was sister of authors Agnes Strickland, Susanna Moodie, and Elisabeth Strickland,Traill. She was the first of the sisters to start writing. After the death of her father in 1818, she began writing children's books. In 1832, she married Lieutenant Thomas Traill-a retired officer of the Napoleonic Wars.(Her family members disliked their marriage, except for Susanna Moodie.)

__ What __ After she reached Canada, she described her new life in letters and journals, the informations were collected intoThe Backwoods of Canada (1836), which was an important source of information about early Canada. She describe everyday life, the relationship between Canadians, Americans,and natives, the climate, and local plants and animals. Canadian Crusoes (1851)-- more observation. She collected information about the skills necessary for a new settler.necessary for a new settler, -The Female Emigrant's Guide (1854), later retitled The Canadian Settler's Guide. Catharine spent her years in Belleville writing about the natural environment. She sketched the plants of Upper Canada, publishing Canadian Wild Flowers (1865), Studies of Plant Life in Canada (1885)

__ Where __ After their marriage, they emigrated to Canada, settling near Peterborough, Upper Canada. Her sister Susanna Moodie emigrated after them. The Traills and the Moodies moved to the city of Belleville in 1840. She died at her residence in Lakefield, Ontario in August 28, 1899.

__ Why __ She provided information aobut the skills necessary for a new settler, which is still very useful now. Her many albums of plant collections are collected in the National Herbarium of Canada at the Canadian Museum of Nature. She had many great observations about plants. From her letters and journals, we collected information about life in early Canada.

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