Born Anne Hyde Clarke in New York, her godmother was Juliette Gordon Low, later to be founder of the Girl Scouts in the United States. At Low's invitation she visited England, during which trip she met her future husband Arthur Choate, nephew of Joseph Choate, the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain.
Anne Hyde Clarke was born in New York and had Juliette Gordon Low as her maternal relative who later founded the Girl Scouts in the United States. During a trip to England, which was invited by Low, she met her future husband Arthur Choate, nephew of Joseph Choate, the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain.