The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18
The Oldest Person in Delaware.

from the Wilmington DELI Commercial, Nov. 1871
Three score years and ten is generally considered
a good old age; four score is looked upon as tho
utmost limit OF ripe old age, ana every year IN
ad ded by the almost special interpretation OF Divine
Providence The Revolutionary heroes have passed
away; none are now left who TOOK an active part in
the stirring times that tried mems souls Their
brilliant achievements are fresh upon our memories.
but the forms that welded the arms or mortal strife
Hill, at the surrender OF CORVALLIS at orktown
have passed away. Tradition only tells of their
achievements upon the battle field, which led the
glorious Declaration of independence on the 4th OF
July. l776. Here and there lives old veteran who
has passed an octogenaTan are and claims to be rs
Old as our nations birthday but none are so old
sac who is tho subject OF this article ana who nvel
hearty and well, Ia delaware City, III the State u
Delaware.
Hannah Fennmore born on tie llth day OF
December, Ut Amsterdam, Germany, III the year OF
our Lord l70i, and will ON the Ilth day of next De-
ceinber be los years old. She removed 10 this
country IN the eighth year Of her age. and has
sequcntiy been in the country OF her adoption 100
years. arriving here seven years BEFORE the Declare.
ton OF Independence, ana when the Old bell
sending forth the proclamation OF liberty throughout
the land and 10 ali the inhabitants thereof She. in
the maiden blush OF ''sweet sxieen," was living al
the mouth OF Mantua creek, IN New Jersey, where
she was soon Afterwards wooed and Won by Alat-
thew Bigger young Revolutionary soldier, whom
she married when she was twenty-one years OF age,
OF whom Is now hity-iive years old, and The Oldest
II now living. would be. elahty-1yc. she Is
now living with her son, Charles q. Bigger, who,
with one exception is the Youngest OF her children
and who is sixty-ihree years OF age.
Her husband dying Wuen ncf Youngest child was
an infant, she remained a widow short time and
married man by the name OF Fcnnimore, with
whom she lived und Ina death. which occurred in
1886 since which she has lived with her son before
mentioned.
She is remarkably active and goes from house 10
houre calling upon her nelghbofs and talking OF old
times, when she was grl. Like most Old people
she ycco!lects events that TRANSFERRED eighty or
nlnety years ago more distinctly than events or a
more recent date. she distinctly recollects the ire
quent visits OF General Washington to the house
where che lived and his olten dining there, aud unll
Iy Slp pppilp nn al ant NJ
the American Revolution. ON "Wednesday Of last
week she TIPPED right lively down tho main street
OF Delaware City 10 a dagueTcotype gallery ana had
her likeness taken. From present appearances she
bids fair to 1--we for number OF years yet.
This remarkable Old lazy IS indeed connecting
link with past age. only twenty-niue years
younger than General Washington fourteen years
old when the battle OF Lexington took place. aud
twenty-one years old at the close of the hevoluton.
She first lived IN the Kingdom OF Holland, eight years
from the time Of her birth, ia 170l 70 1909: then In
the British colonies. under the reign OF King George
period OF seven years unt the Declaration OF IN
dependence, when the ooloneS became Tree aud
independent nation under winch she has ever since
resided.