Born: 5 April 1665, United States
Died: Unknown (1757 or earlier)
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Elizabeth Foster
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Tradition states that Elizabeth Foster Vergoose, known as “Mother Goose,” is buried here. Widowed, she lived with her eldest daughter and entertained her grandchildren with nursery rhymes. Her son-in-law, printer Thomas Fleet, reportedly published them as Songs for the Nursery or Mother Goose’s Melodies.
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