Ellen K. Channing

Biography

Ellen K. Channing (1820–1856) lived a life of thirty-six years during a period of significant American cultural and intellectual development. Her connections to Boston's literary and intellectual circles, suggested by her surname, placed her within a community of considerable influence and refinement.

Channing's resting place in Mount Auburn Cemetery reflects her family's standing in Boston society. Though specific details of her life's work remain limited in available records, she represents an important part of the social and cultural history of mid-nineteenth-century Boston.