Early Life and Education
Hale was born in Newport, New Hampshire, the son of David Hale, a lawyer, and of Sarah Josepha Hale (1790–1879), a popular poet. Besides editing Godey's Ladies' Magazine for many years and publishing some ephemeral books, she is said to have written the verses of "Mary had a little lamb," and to have been the first to suggest the national observance of Thanksgiving Day.
Hale attended common schools in his town. With an early interest in American Indian languages, he studied Oriental languages and graduated in 1837 from Harvard University.
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