Susan Haven Emerson
1807–1868 (age 61)
Homemaker
Biography
Susan Haven Emerson (1807–1868) was a homemaker whose dedication to family and household management reflected the essential domestic contributions women made to nineteenth-century American life. Her role as a homemaker, though often unrecorded in historical accounts, was vital to the stability and well-being of her family and community.
Emerson's life is honored at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where she rests alongside her family members. Her existence reminds us of the countless women whose quiet work and devotion formed the foundation of American family and social life during this era.