| Term | Definition |
| Hawthorne's Birthdate/place | July 4th 1804 in Salem |
| When and of what does his father die? | Yellow fever, 1808 |
| Which college in Maine did he study at? | Bowdoin College |
| what letter did he add to his lastname, why? | W, he disliked his family. |
| first work, published anonymously, later resented and burned every copy: | Fanshawe |
| When was he engaged to Sophia Amelia Peabody? | 1839 |
| what years was he employed at the Boston custom house, what was his job? | 1840-41, an inspector. |
| what year did he marry peabody and move to concord? | 1842 |
| What was his first daughter's name? | Ula |
| what year did the Hawthornes move back to salem? | 1845 |
| First Son's name? | Julian |
| 1846-1849, what was his job, how'd he get it? | Surveyor of customs at port of salem, through his political connections in the democratic party. |
| what year did he write the custom house intro to the scarlett letter, why? | 1849, he was fired, and took revenge. |
| begins writing the scarlett letter in what year? | 1849 |
| year scarlett letter was published | 1850 |
| second daughter's name? | rose |
| in which year did his family move to england? and why? | 1853, he obtained a post as U.S consul in Liverpool. |
| through what years was he a consul? | 1853-1857 |
| his last novel, The Marble Faun, was published when? | 1860 |
| How does he die? where? | heartattack, in plymouth |
| when did he die? | 1864 |
| who was he walking with when he died? | Franklin Pierce |