Ann M. Martin

Birth Name: Ann Matthews Martin

Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 12, 1955

Ethnicity: English, as well as small amount of Scottish

Ann M. Martin is an American author. She is known for writing The Baby-Sitters Club books, a series she created.

Ann is the daughter of Edith Aiken, a pre-school teacher, and Henry Read Martin, a cartoonist for The New Yorker, and other publications.

Ann’s paternal grandfather was Lyman Chamberlain Martin (the son of John Boyle Martin, Jr. and Belle Lawrence Teal). Lyman was born in Owenton, Owen, Kentucky. John was the son of John Boyle Martin and Martha Yates Leonard. Belle was the daughter of Lawence Teal and Fannie A. Conder.

Ann’s paternal grandmother was Adele Read (the daughter of Henry Clay Read and Stuart Eads). Adele was born in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas. Henry was the son of Henry Clay Read and Ada S. Frazer. Sarah was the daughter of William Martin Eads and Laura Blackwell.

Ann’s maternal grandfather was Rudy Dole Matthews (the son of George Lincoln Matthews and May Rudy). Rudy was born in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois. George was the son of Perry Matthews and Eliza Jane Barshares. May was the daughter of Jacob Owen Rudy and Persis Jane Dole.

Ann’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Buckingham Palmer (the daughter of Charles Harvey Palmer and Edith Matson Aiken). Gertrude was born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. Charles was the son of Henry L. Palmer and Mary Jane Hayes. Ann’s great-grandmother Edith was born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, the daughter of William Appleton Aiken and Eliza Coit Buckingham. William was the nephew of Jane Appleton Pierce, who was First Lady of the United States, as the wife of Franklin Pierce, who was President from 1853 to 1857. Ann’s great-great-grandmother Eliza was the daughter of William Alfred Buckingham, a Republican politician, who was Governor of Connecticut, from May 5, 1858 to May 2, 1866, and a U.S. Senator from Connecticut, from March 4, 1869 to February 5, 1875; and of Eliza Ripley.

Sources: Genealogy of Ann M. Martin – https://famouskin.com

Genealogy of Ann M. Martin (focusing on her father’s side) – http://wvancestry.com

Genealogy of Ann’s paternal great-grandmother, Stuart (Eads) Read – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Ann’s maternal grandmother, Gertrude Buckingham Palmer (focusing on her father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org

Genealogy of Ann’s maternal great-grandmother, Edith Matson (Aiken) Palmer – https://www.findagrave.com