| Alice Rollit Coe | |
| Pseudonym: | May B. Knott |
| Birth Name: | Alice Sarah Rollit Sarah Alice Rollit |
| Birth Date: | September 20, 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Rawdon, Canada East |
| Death Date: | December 8, 1940 |
| Death Place: | Seattle, Washington |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Citizenship: | immigrated to U.S. in 1866; naturalized U.S. citizen |
| Genre: | poetry |
| Notableworks: | Lyrics of Fir and Foam (1908) Chimes Rung by the University District Herald |
| Spouse: | Alfred Byron Coe (m. 1889ׂ) |
| Children: | Charles Rollit Coe, Winnifred Elizabeth Coe, Algernon Sydney Coe, Constance Mary Coe |
| Relatives: | John Charles Rollit (father), Elizabeth Spooner Rollit (mother) |
Alice Rollit Coe (1858–1940) was a Canadian emigrant to the United States, Seattle housewife and author.[1] She wrote Lyrics of Fir and Foam (1908) and Chimes Rung by the University District Herald (1921).[1]
She was born Alice Sarah Rollit in Rawdon, Canada East, on September 20, 1858, to John Charles Rollit and Elizabeth (née Spooner) Rollit.[2] [3] Her father was an Episcopal Minister, who moved his family to the United States and was living in Minneapolis with them in 1880.[4] She had at least two sisters growing up.[4]
She married Alfred Byron Coe on November 14, 1889, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and had four children with him: Charles Rollit Coe (born 1890), Winnifred Elizabeth Coe (born 1892), Algernon Sydney Coe (born 1894), and Constance Mary Coe (born 1901).[3] In the 1920 census in Seattle she was listed as being a teacher. In the 1930 census in Seattle she was a private tutor.
She died in Seattle, Washington, on December 8, 1940.[3]