Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Phoebe Hinsdale Brown

American hymnwriter

Date of Birth: 01-May-1783

Place of Birth: Canaan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1861

Profession: writer, poet, hymnwriter, autobiographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Phoebe Hinsdale Brown (pen name, B.; May 1, 1783 – October 10, 1861) was the first notable American woman hymnwriter, and the first American woman to write a hymn of wide popularity, "I love to steal awhile away".