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Croly, David Goodman

journalist, author, was born Nov. 3, 1829, in New York city; and was the husband of Jennie June. He was a journalist of New York city; and the author of Life of Horatio Seymour; History of Reconstruction; The Positivist Primer; and Glimpses of the Future. He died in 1889..

CROLY, MRS. JANE CUNNINGHAM, author, and known as Jennie June, was born Dec. 19, 1831, in England. She is the founder of Sorosis, and editor of Demorest's Magazine in 1860-87. She is the author of Talks on Women's Topics; For Better or Worse; Knitters and Crochet; Letters and Monograms; Cookery Book for Young Beginners; and Thrown upon her Own Resources.

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