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Born: 06/23/1870  South Framingham
Died: 03/01/1959
Parents: James Fox and Frances S. M.(Francks) Fox
Spouse: Never married
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Her last request was to be cremated and to have her ashes deposited in her beloved Straits of Mackinac, a request fulfilled by Alan Joslyn, her lifelong friend. Her remains were scattered from the beach of her favorite home, “Happy Landing.”
Mackinaw City, MI

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Legends of the Christ child	Non Fiction	Children	London : Sheed & Ward	1942
	he little cat that could not sleep	Folklore	Children	New York, E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc.	1941
	They Sailed and Sailed	Non Fiction, History	Children	New York : E.P. Dutton & Co.	1940
	Little Mossback Amelia - True stories of Mrs. Amelia Kaden's childhood in the north woods of Michigan 60 years ago. Republished in 1967 by Little Traverse Regional Historical Society	Non Fiction, Biography, Michigan History	Children	New York : E. P. Dutton & Co.	1939
	Little Toad	Fiction	Children	New York : Viking Press	1938
	Flowers and Their Travels	Non Fiction	Children	Indianapolis, New York : Bobbs Merrill	1936
	The Magic Canoe: a Frontier Story of the American Revolution	Non Fiction, History	Children	Chicago and New York : Laidlaw Brothers	1930
	Nannette - Set in Mackinaw City	Fiction, Michigan	Children	New York & Boston : P.F. Volland	1929
	Washington, D. C., The Nation's Capitol, romance--adventure--achievement; a book for young people	Non Fiction, History	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1929
	Nancy Davenport	Non Fiction	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1928
	Uncle Sam's Animals	Fiction	Children	{Unknown} : Century	1927
	Little Bear Stories	Fiction	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1924
	Janey	Fiction	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1923
	Little Bear at Work and at Play	Fiction	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1920
	The Adventures of Blackberry Bear	Fiction	Children	New York : Moffat, Yard & Company	1918
	Doings of Little Bear	Fiction	Children	Chicago : Rand McNally	1915
	Mary Ann's Little Indian, and Other True Stories for Children	Non Fiction	Children	Chicago : A. Flanagan	1913
	The Country Christmas	Fiction	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1907
	How Christmas Came to the Mulvaneys	Fiction, Michigan	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1905
	The Rainbow Bridge: A Story - The adventures and troubles of a little Michigan girl as she searches for a father figure and a home that will make her happy and secure.	Fiction, Michigan	Children	Boston : W.A. Wilde Co.	1905
	Brother Billy - Set in Mackinaw City	Michigan	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1904
	Little Ones	Fiction	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1904
	The Little Giant's Neighbours	Fiction	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1903
	What Gladys Saw; A Nature Story of Farm and Forest	Non Fiction	Children	Boston : W.A. Wilde	1902
	Betty of Old Mackinaw - Set in Mackinaw City	Fiction, Historical Fiction, Michigan	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Company	1901
	Farmer Brown and the Birds	Fiction	Children	Boston : L.C. Page & Copany	1900
	Other writings: - Short Stories included in these magazines: The Woman's Home Campanion, Little Folks, Youth Companion, The Christian Register, and American Childhood Short Stories in school primers		Children

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "Much of her writing was done in Mackinaw City, Michigan, and her ashes were deposited in the Straits of Mackinac after her death. Several books refer to local people and places and are dedicated to residents. She and her family resided first at 307 Jamet Street in Mackinac City; then she built cottages at 109 Depeyster Street, then at 512 Huron Street."

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For many years Frances spent summers in Mackinac and winters in Washington D.C., conducting research for her writings at the Library of Congress. Her notes reflect her intellectual curiosity; she researched topics such as forest animals, flowers, and famous people from Michigan’s early history. She was one of very few researchers of her time allowed access to the stacks in the Library of Congress. The Frances Margaret Fox Papers are housed at the Clarke Historical Library, Michigan Central University, Mt. Pleasant, MI.

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