Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston

Anna Cabot Quincy Waterston (, Quincy; pen names, A. C. Q. W. and W. A. C. Q.; June 27, 1812 – October 14, 1899) was a 19th-century American writer of poems, novels, hymns, and a diary. Early life and family Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy was born June 27, 1812, in Boston, Massachusetts. She was the youngest daughter of Josiah Quincy III, who served as president of Harvard University, U.S. Representative, and Mayor of Boston. Her mother was Eliza Susan Morton Quincy. Anna's grandfather, Josiah Quincy II, had also served as mayor of Boston, as did her brother, Josiah. Her other siblings were: Eliza, Abigail, Maria, Margaret, and Edmund. On April 21, 1840, she married Rev. Robert C. Waterston (1812–93). After passing two years in Europe, and, just as they were all about to return home, their daughter, Helen Ruthven Waterston (1841 - July 25, 1858), died at Naples, Italy. Career Some of Waterston's verses were printed in 1863, in a small volume. She also published articles in The Atlantic Monthly. Her pen names included, "A. C. Q. W.", and "W. A. C. Q.".