Children:
- William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)
- Edward C. Jackson (1844-1928)
- Mary Elizabeth Jackson Brown (1849-1933)
- Frederick Dexter Jackson (1851-1940)
- Frank Herbert Jackson (1853-1918)
- Emma K. Jackson (1858-1927)
- Allen Jackson (1863-)
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Obituary - The Evening Star (Washington, DC), April 8, 1912:
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 8, 1912.
Mrs. Harriet Allen Jackson, ninety years old, died recently at the home of her son, Frank D. Jackson, near Ashton, this county. Her death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of only a few days. She leaves seven children. Mrs. Jackson was a niece of Samuel Wilson, the original "Uncle Sam."
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Obituary - Annals of Sandy Spring: History of a Rural Community in Maryland, Volume IV, Page88-89:
On March 15th, 1912, after a short illness, Harriett Allen Jackson passed away at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, F.D. and Mary P.T. Jackson. Born in Troy, N.Y., more than ninety years ago, this bright, and most entertaining little lady, was the oldest surviving pupil of the celebrated teacher, Miss Emma Willard at whose seminary she studied from 1835-1838. In 1842 she married George H. Jackson and Troy was their place of abode for a number of years. The latter part of their wedded life was spent in eight other states and the District of Columbia. In Colorado she was recognized for the first and only time as a human entity who possessed intelligence enough to cast a vote for a Governor and legislator. In 1895 they came to Ashton, kept house at Myrtlebank until 1898, when the husband died. Since then she has lived at Cherry Grove and Melrose. Her cheerfulness and industry were remarkable, and she enjoyed a high class of literature, remarking not long since to the writer "I am getting old and cannot devote my spare hours to fiction." Within a few months she made a study of the New Testament from cover to cover, finishing the congenial task only a week before her death, when she said she had found beauties never discovered in previous readings. She and the late Elizabeth G. Thomas were devoted friends and a curious coincidence in their lives is deemed worth recording. They were both born in 1821, both married in 1842; their husbands were both born in 1815 and died the same year, 1898. She leaves seven children who are in Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Maryland and District of Columbia. Although widely scattered, the chain of family affection, was kept bright by many letters, her own missives being of unusual merit and originality. She accepted the cross of separation, from most of her nearest and dearest, with the beautiful faith that "all things work together for good to those who love the Lord"; by this she lived and died. (Mary Bentley Thomas)
Children:
- William Henry Jackson (1843-1942)
- Edward C. Jackson (1844-1928)
- Mary Elizabeth Jackson Brown (1849-1933)
- Frederick Dexter Jackson (1851-1940)
- Frank Herbert Jackson (1853-1918)
- Emma K. Jackson (1858-1927)
- Allen Jackson (1863-)
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Obituary - The Evening Star (Washington, DC), April 8, 1912:
ROCKVILLE, Md., April 8, 1912.
Mrs. Harriet Allen Jackson, ninety years old, died recently at the home of her son, Frank D. Jackson, near Ashton, this county. Her death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of only a few days. She leaves seven children. Mrs. Jackson was a niece of Samuel Wilson, the original "Uncle Sam."
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Obituary - Annals of Sandy Spring: History of a Rural Community in Maryland, Volume IV, Page88-89:
On March 15th, 1912, after a short illness, Harriett Allen Jackson passed away at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, F.D. and Mary P.T. Jackson. Born in Troy, N.Y., more than ninety years ago, this bright, and most entertaining little lady, was the oldest surviving pupil of the celebrated teacher, Miss Emma Willard at whose seminary she studied from 1835-1838. In 1842 she married George H. Jackson and Troy was their place of abode for a number of years. The latter part of their wedded life was spent in eight other states and the District of Columbia. In Colorado she was recognized for the first and only time as a human entity who possessed intelligence enough to cast a vote for a Governor and legislator. In 1895 they came to Ashton, kept house at Myrtlebank until 1898, when the husband died. Since then she has lived at Cherry Grove and Melrose. Her cheerfulness and industry were remarkable, and she enjoyed a high class of literature, remarking not long since to the writer "I am getting old and cannot devote my spare hours to fiction." Within a few months she made a study of the New Testament from cover to cover, finishing the congenial task only a week before her death, when she said she had found beauties never discovered in previous readings. She and the late Elizabeth G. Thomas were devoted friends and a curious coincidence in their lives is deemed worth recording. They were both born in 1821, both married in 1842; their husbands were both born in 1815 and died the same year, 1898. She leaves seven children who are in Michigan, Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Maryland and District of Columbia. Although widely scattered, the chain of family affection, was kept bright by many letters, her own missives being of unusual merit and originality. She accepted the cross of separation, from most of her nearest and dearest, with the beautiful faith that "all things work together for good to those who love the Lord"; by this she lived and died. (Mary Bentley Thomas)
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