Harriet Lowndes

1838–1915 (age 77)

Biography

Harriet Lowndes carried the gentle resolve of the Hudson Valley into a lifetime of nurturing family, friends, and neighbors from her home near Sleepy Hollow.

She met the challenges of a changing nation with steadfast warmth, offering hospitality and encouragement to generations who shared her daily life, and the quiet lanes of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery now hold the memory of her patience, grace, and community-minded devotion.