Marion Lena Starkey (April 13, 1901, in Worcester, Massachusetts – December 18, 1991 in Saugus, Massachusetts) is the author of a number of history books. After working as a newspaper editor for the Saugus Herald and an English professor, she became a full-time writer. She began writing as a child, but did not take up writing full-time for many years. Her books include: The Tall Man from Boston, The Visionary Girls: Witchcraft in Salem Village, Cherokee Nation, The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Inquiry into the Salem Witch Trials, Land Where Our Fathers Died, Striving to Make It My Home, Congregational Way and The First Plantation: A History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1607-1887.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Starkey, Marion L. |
| Alternative names |
Starkey, Marion Lena |
| Short description |
American historian |
| Date of birth |
April 13, 1901 |
| Place of birth |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Date of death |
December 18, 1991 |
| Place of death |
Saugus, Massachusetts |