Harriet E. Simpson

Given Name
Harriet E.
Surname
Simpson
Maiden Name
Bogart
Nickname
Little Harriet
Birth Date Uncertainty
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Birth Date
1838
Death Date
April 22, 1860
Death Note
Auburn, Cayuga County, NY
Marriage Date
1857
Biographical Information
Mentioned by Frances in a letter to Gus (FMS_AHS18430207) as "Little Harriet", and as being afflicted with Scarlet Fever. In the letter Frances writes how HES is confined to bed on account of her illness, and that she is worried about of the possibility of Fred and Will Jr. becoming sick as well. In 18570528FAS_WHS, it is mentioned that she married a Reverend Simpson. Harriet married Reverend Henry Livingston Simpson, one of the first, if not the first, African Americans to graduate from college in the United States. Harriet died in Auburn in 1860 from Anemia.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified June 14, 2016. Accessed on June 14, 2016.
Additional notes: 1855 New York State Census
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified June 14, 2016. Accessed on June 14, 2016.