Mary Baldwin Pitt

Mary Baldwin Pitt (1750 – January 6 1832) was the wife of William Herschel and the mother of John Herschel.

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1750 - January 6 - 1832 - William Herschel - John Herschel

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Born Mary Baldwin, the daughter of John Baldwin, she married John Pitt, who was a friend of the astronomer William Herschel. They had a son, Thomas, who died before the age of six. When Pitt died, she remarried Herschel and they had a son, John, who also became an astronomer and was one of the leading scientists of his day.

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John Pitt - William Herschel - John

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