Louisa's Biography
Louisa Bowditch was born on April 25, 1860 in Brookline, Massachusetts. She was the granddaughter of the famous navigator Nathaniel Bowditch and the youngest daughter of William Bowditch and Sara Higginson. Louisa attended private schools and was an accomplished pianist and self taught botanist. She made a trip to Europe in 1874, when she was fourteen years old. Eight years later on October 31, 1882, she married Dean Pierce. Louisa and Dean were the parents of Sarah Pierce who went on to marry James Lincoln Huntington, Catherine Huntington's older brother. On April 4, 1929 Louisa died in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Louisa Bowditch was born on April 25, 1860 in Brookline, Massachusetts. She was the granddaughter of the famous navigator Nathaniel Bowditch and the youngest daughter of William Bowditch and Sara Higginson. Louisa attended private schools and was an accomplished pianist and self taught botanist. She made a trip to Europe in 1874, when she was fourteen years old. Eight years later on October 31, 1882, she married Dean Pierce. Louisa and Dean were the parents of Sarah Pierce who went on to marry James Lincoln Huntington, Catherine Huntington's older brother. On April 4, 1929 Louisa died in Brookline, Massachusetts.