Esther Hewlett Copley
English Writer of Huguenot Descent
​Born: 10 May 1786, Hackney, London, England
Died: 17 July 1851, Eythorne, Kent, England
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Known for: Writing more than one hundred books, tracts, and articles on domestic economy, moral education, social reform, and religious subjects. Her works include Cottage Comforts (1825), a widely read guide to household management for working families, and A History of Slavery and its Abolition (1836), an early popular account of the history and moral implications of slavery.
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Family of Origin: Daughter of Peter and Mary Beuzeville of French Huguenot descent.
First Marriage: Rev. James Philip Hewlett (1809–1820).
Second Marriage: Rev. William Copley (1827).​
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About Esther
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