What city did the wife of the great grandson of an original signer of the Declaration of Independence, and American physician live?
Aroline Sanborn Aroline Sanborn (August 13, 1825 - July 10, 1900) was a nineteenth-century American diarist who lived in Kingston, New Hampshire. She was the wife of Dr. Samuel Bartlett (1811-1865), the great grandson of Josiah Bartlett, one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Bartlett was not a well-known or famous woman, but her diary from the mid-nineteenth century is an excellent primary source for students interested in learning more about what domestic life for American women was like in the mid-nineteenth century.
Mary Simpson (house servant) Mary Simpson (c.1752-1758, Virginia – March 18, 1836, New York, New York) was a woman who touted herself as a former slave of George Washington. She was credited with originating the tradition of celebrating Washington's birthday in New York City.