Margaret Louise Coit ( Margaret Louise Elwell) (May 30, 1919 in Norwich, Connecticut - March 15, 2003 in Amesbury, Massachusetts)as an American historian who wrote on American history for both adults and children. Coit was born in Connecticut to Archa Willoughby Coit, a stockbroker, and Grace Coit (née Trow), the principal of a private day school. Two years later, Margaret's sister Grace was born with Down Syndrome; caring for Grace would take up much of Coit's adult life. (wikipedia)