Category: 1820 and Before (Born)

Hannah (Burnet) Kinney

Feb 25, 2022

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Newark Women

in 1820 and Before (Born), Born or raised in Newark (high school or before), Social Work and Philanthrophy

1761-1862 Helped found the Newark Female Charitable Society in 1803 and served as president. “A star in the social world of her day as well as a writer and theologian”. Instituted the first…
Hannah Mandeville

Feb 25, 2022

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Newark Women

in 1820 and Before (Born), Activists and Community Leaders, African Americans, Social Work and Philanthrophy

1811-1902 Born into slavery, one of the first members of the African American Plane St. Church and active in the church. Her obituary (see: Black Power 19th Century) said she was “well known…