Mary Ann Richards

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• Name	Mary Ann Richards  [1, 2]
  Birth	1797 Pennsylvania, USA [3]
  Born	1798 Virginia, USA [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Race	Black [5]
  Race	Mulatto [3]
  Name	Mary Ann Bennet [3, 5]
  Name	Mary Anne Bennett [4]
  Residence	1850 Judystown, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Age: 53; CannotRead: Yes
  Residence	1870 Ward 3, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5]  –  71 Age: 71; Keeping House Occupation: Keeping House
  Died	17 Feb 1874 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4, 6]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	Mary Ann (Richards )Bennett My Contribution: I was a female businesswoman in Harrisburg after the Civil War, who operated a successful chimney sweep business with my husband. I also belonged to an activist family involved in the Underground Railroad. My mother, Judy Richards, was so influential in our community that an entire neighborhood, “Judytown,” near Third and Mulberry, was named after her. My husband, Reverend Edward “King” Bennett, and I were active participants in the Underground Railroad and assisted fugitive freedom seekers as part of a vast network of allies in Harrisburg based in the Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church. My Legacy: I was devoted to self-improvement and improvement for those of my race. Through my assistance in the Underground Railroad, many people had new opportunities to live life in freedom. About Me: Regarding Mary Ann’s husband and home: “‘King” Bennett was also an active agent of the celebrated ‘Underground Railroad,’ and many a poor fugitive was concealed in the houses at Third and Mulberry.” - J. Howard Wert, Harrisburg Patriot, December 23, 1912. Full Name: Mary Ann (Richards) Bennett Birth Date: 1798 Death Date: February 17, 1874 Place of Birth: Virginia Sex: Female Race: Mulatto” (1860 Federal Census); Black (1870 Federal Census Places of Residence: Third Street, near Mulberry in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Member of Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church. Family Members: Mother: Judy Richards. Husband: Reverend Edward “King” Bennett. Children: Grant Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Mary L. Coleman (step-daughter). Brother-in-law: Aaron Bennett. Grandchildren: Charles Smith Education: No Education listed on federal census records Occupations: Keeping house. Businesswoman Church Membership: Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Activism: : Involved with the operation of the Underground Railroad Connections: William “Pap” Jones, David Stevens, Joseph Bustill. Digital Harrisburg. “Mary Ann Bennett,” October 21, 2020. [https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/mary-ann-bennett/](https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/mary-ann-bennett/).
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  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Mother	Judy Richards b. Abt 1770
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4217 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward King Bennett (Age 82 years) b. 1805, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1887, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Bennett b. Abt 1834, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Grant Bennett b. 1869, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. Mary L. Coleman b. Abt 1860, Virginia, USA  [natural]  [Stepchild]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3638 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S69] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 3, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 158A. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 165D; Enumeration District: 085. [S8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Harrisburg East Ward, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 774; Page: 87b. Record for Edward Bennet https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=305785&indiv=try [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Mary Anne Bennett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=215323229&indiv=try [S69] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 3, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 158A. Record for Edward Bennett https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=9879482&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Mary Anne Richards Bennett 17 Feb 1874. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244192489/mary-anne-bennett