Hannah Smith Channing

Biography

Hannah Smith Channing was a woman of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries whose life reflected the experiences of women during America's founding era. Though detailed historical documentation of her personal accomplishments remains limited, she was part of the social fabric of her community and time period.

Her burial at the Common Burying Ground in a location of historical significance speaks to her place within her community. Hannah Smith Channing's life, like those of many women of her era, represents an important but often underrecorded dimension of American social history.