Thompson, Hannah
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Title
Thompson, Hannah
Description
Hannah Thompson became the oldest living formerly enslaved person in Bergen County in 1896 at the age of 108. She was born enslaved on the farm of Abel Smith in Leonia in the English neighborhood. She died at her home two years later In Englewood at the age of 110.
Source
Jersey City News, February 24, 1896
Citation
“Thompson, Hannah,” Englewood Makes History, accessed October 2, 2026, https://archive.englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/848.
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