Surname: Osgood (née Locke) Forename(s): Frances Sargent b. 18 June 1811. d. 12 May 1850. Nationality: American. VIAF.
Poet and editor. Pseudonyms: “Florence,” “Ellen,” “Kate Carol.” Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Née Locke. Married Samuel Stillman Osgood, a painter, in October 1835, after which
they temporarily moved to England (1836-1839), then moved to Boston and then New York
City where Osgood became closely connected to prominent literary circles. Separated
from her husband from 1844 until 1847, when she began a close relationship (possibly
an affair) with Edgar Allan Poe. Editor of the Ladies Companion. Published prolifically in periodicals, and her poetry volumes include A Wreath of Wild Flowers from New England (1838), Flower Gift (1840), The Rose: Sketches in Verse (1842), The Flower Alphabet in Gold and Colours (1845). Biographical information: ANB. (AC)