Jane Denny McDowell Foster Wiley was born December 10, 1829. She died at the age of seventy-three in a fire on January 17, 1903 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is best known for being the wife of Stephen Foster and being the inspiration for Foster's song Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair. Her archives are located in the University of Pittsburgh.
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Jane Denny McDowell Foster Wiley 10 December 1829 Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, USA
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7 January 1903 (aged 73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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