, ▁ 1 8 9 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁writer , ▁notable ▁for ▁her ▁popular ▁stories ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁During ▁her ▁lifetime , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁books ▁and ▁numerous ▁short ▁stories . ▁Her ▁friends ▁throughout ▁her ▁life ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁well - known ▁American ▁authors , ▁including ▁Ralph ▁Wal do ▁Em erson , ▁Nathan iel ▁Haw th or ne , ▁and ▁Louis a ▁May ▁Alc ott . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁Jane ▁Good win ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁in ▁Wor c ester , ▁Massachusetts , ▁to ▁Isaac ▁Good win ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁Hamm att . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁from ▁P ly mouth ▁and ▁could ▁trace ▁eight ▁distinct ▁family ▁lines ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Pil gr ims . ▁Jane ' s ▁father , ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁anti qu ary ▁and ▁gene alog ist , ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁only ▁two . ▁Be hind ▁him , ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁large ▁archive ▁of ▁historical ▁and ▁legal ▁documents ▁from ▁the ▁Pil gr ims , ▁the ▁where about s ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁unknown ▁today . ▁Her ▁brother , ▁John ▁A . ▁Good win , ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁Pil gr ims , ▁The ▁Pil gr im ▁Republic . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁song writer , ▁and ▁told ▁Jane ▁many ▁stories ▁of ▁her ▁ancest ors , ▁especially ▁of ▁Francis ▁Le ▁Baron ▁— ▁the ▁nam eless ▁no blem an ▁— ▁and ▁his