They named her Una , a reference to The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser , to the disapproval of many family members .
The Hawthornes ' first child was born March 3 , 1844 , after a difficult 10 - hour delivery .
Hawthornes named child 's Una , a reference to The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser , to the disapproval of many family members .
The Hawthornes ' first child was born March 3 , 1844 , after a difficult 10 - hour delivery .