Augusta Holmes Swasey (1820-1887) was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and died in Waukegan, Illinois. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Holmes, who owned a cotton mill in Sanbornton Bridge (now Tilton), New Hampshire. Swasey was a school friend of Mary Baker Eddy's, both attending Sanbornton Academy. Swasey and Eddy (Baker at the time) maintained a strong friendship as young adults, corresponding regularly after Swasey moved to Haverhill, New Hampshire, following her marriage to Samuel Swasey in November 1842.

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