Marguerite St. Leon Loud

Marguerite St. Leon Loud
M. St. Leon Loud, engraved by T. B. Welch from a drawing by W. E. Winner.
Born	Marguerite St. Leon Barstow April 17, 1812 Wysox, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1889(1889-11-04) (aged 77) Kenyon, Minnesota
Occupation	poet writer
Notable works	"The Hermit of Wysauking"
Spouse	John Loud ​ (m. 1834)​

Marguerite St. Leon Loud (née Barstow; April 17, 1812 – November 4, 1889) was a 19th-century American poet and writer. One of her best stories was "The Hermit of Wysauking". Wayside Flowers, a collection of her poems, was published in 1851.