Hannah Bowen Whipple Allen

Biography

Hannah Bowen Whipple Allen of Gardiner embodied the grace and fortitude of women who kept households and communities anchored in an era of slow, deliberate progress. She brought calm steadiness to every circle she entered, invariably encouraging neighbors and providing warmth to family gatherings.

Upon her passing in 1848, those close to her honored a life of compassionate attention to others, recalling her as a gentle light in Gardiner whose memory endures through stories of kindness.