Harriet Acland
1750–1815 (age 65)
Biography
Harriet Acland, born in 1750, devoted herself to nursing soldiers and their families while her husband served abroad, earning the gratitude of the Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Broadclyst.
She continued to comfort the wounded, care for the poor, and welcome travelers, leaving the parish with a memory of tireless charity when she died in 1815.