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Biography

Educator and Botanist. Younger sister of Emma Willard. Married Simeon Lincoln in 1817 who died in 1823. Three children resulted from this first marriage, two surviving infancy. Remarried in 1831 to John Phelps. 

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Biography: 
Educator and Botanist. Younger sister of Emma Willard. Married Simeon Lincoln in 1817 who died in 1823. Three children resulted from this first marriage, two surviving infancy. Remarried in 1831 to John Phelps.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
American Journal of Botany
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Emanuel D. Rudolph
Article Title: 
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps (1793-1884) and the Spread of Botany in Nineteenth Century America
Year: 
1984
Volume: 
71
Issue: 
8
Start Page: 
1161
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35496131/almira-phelps
Title of Webpage: 
Find-A-Grave
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Website Last Modified Date: 
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