Ingersoll, Susannah
From Salem Links and Lore
- Susannah Ingersoll (1783-1858), inherited what we now call The House of the Seven Gables from her parents and remained there during her entire life.
- She was able to make a comfortable living from her farm in nearby Danvers.
- She never married, but did adopt a boy name Horace Connolly whom she doted on.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne visited Susannah's home quite regularly, being her second cousin. Many think her stories about Salem and their family made their way into his later writings.
See Also
- Salem Women's Heritage Trail B. H Smith, p. 9-10
