Warden, Christina A., 1862-1891
Dates
- Existence: 1862 - 1891
Biography
Christie Warden was born in 1862 in Hanover, New Hampshire. Her father owned one of the biggest farms in town. She was secretary of the Grafton Star Grange and worked part time as a secretary for Professor Charles H. Pettee of the State Agricultural College in Hanover. In 1891, Frank Almy, a former employee of the Warden family who had fallen in love with Christie, murdered her.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Christie Warden letter
Letter from Christie Warden, Hanover, NH, to her sister Myra Warden dated February 1884. Myra is a student at the state normal school at Plymouth, NH. Christie writes of local callers to her home and Valentine's Day gossip.
Christie Warden murder collection
Christie Warden Murder (1891). The collection contains correspondence, documents, manuscripts, and clippings relating to the murder of Christie Warden in Hanover, N.H., in 1891. Includes letters of Warden, family correspondence, autopsy notes, other correspondence, and clippings, both primary and secondary.