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1822
Hannah Hanson marries Ward Witham
1823
Hannah gives birth to first child, a daughter
1824
1825
Hannah gives birth to second child, a son
1826
Ward, Hannah, and their two children move from Portland to Dover, Maine
Later Ward moves to Boston by himself and stays for two years
Hannah hears that Ward started a new life as a single man
1827
1828
June 4
Rev. Enoch W. Freeman is installed as Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Lowell
1829
Rev. Enoch W. Freeman chosen for School Committee at a Town Meeting in March (also chosen in 1830 and 1831)
Rev. Freeman edits "A Selection of Hymns: including a few originals, designed to aid the friends of Zion in their private and social worship," which includes seven hymns that he has written.
1830
Hannnah moves to Boston without her children and works as a seamstress
Her children remain in Dover
1831
1832
March
Decree of divorce is granted and Hannah is awarded custody of three children
July
Hannah visits Lowell with George T. Kinney
Her brother tells her that her cousin, Reverend Enoch W. Freeman is there
She insists on seeing him
1833
1834
September 23
Marriage of Hannah [Hanson] to Rev. Enoch W. Freeman
Enoch and Hannah board at Mrs. Charlotte Butler's boarding house on Charles Street
Mrs. Butler was a widow and the mother of Benjamin F. Butler
Detail of 1840 map of Lowell
The First Baptist Church is #2 on the corner of Church and George Streets
Mrs. Butler's is on Charles Street, not identified
1835
March
Rev. Freeman delivers a lecture before the Lowell Moral Lyceum - Social morality; or, The proper and improper use of the tongue, which is also published
Death of Rev. Freeman’s father in Maine during a visit from Enoch and Hannah
September 22
Death of Enoch W. Freeman
There is some suspicions of poisoning, but the examination seems to have stopped and the death was listed as cholera morbus
Hannah remains in Lowell and runs a Dress-maker, millinery & dry goods shop at 63 Exchange Building Central street
1836
Hannah leaves Lowell and goes to Boston.
1837
1838
April 25
The names of Hannah’s three children are changed from Witham to Freeman
November 26
Hannah marries George T. Kinney
1839
1840
August 8
Death of George T. Kinney
The case is heard before a Police Court, Coroner's Jury, and Grand Jury
c. August 17
Rev. Freeman's body in exhumed and examined in Lowell (the findings are not presented at the December trial)
Hannah was held in prison for four months awaiting trial
December 21
Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney begins
December 25
Hannah is found not guilty after the jury deliberates for three minutes
1841
Hannah Kinney publishes her book
1842
Ward Witham’s book published
c. !843
Hannah moves to New York City and lives there for 25 years
1868
January 4
Hannah Freeman is admitted to the almshouse in New York City
June 18
Hannah Freeman dies in the almshouse in New York City
Lowell Sun article -
Cemetery is final resting place for much of Lowell’s history
Wikipedia -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Hanson_Kinney
1834
September 30, 1834 Boston Traveler Marriage
1835
July 17, 1835 Christian Watchman New Publications
September 25, 1835 Lowell Patriot Dr. Freeman obituary
September 29, 1835 Salem Gazette Death notice
October 9, 1835 Christian Watchman - 1 Circumstances of his death - 1
October 9, 1835 Christian Watchman - 2 Circumstances of his death - 2
October 9, 1835 Christian Watchman - 3 Circumstances of his death - 3
1836
February 12, 1836 Christian Watchman committee to prepare a memoir
1840
August 22, 1840 Boston Daily Times Singular and Suspicious Circumstances/Mysterious
August 28, 1840 Boston Traveler The Late Mr. Kinney
August 29, 1840 Springfield Republican Terrible Suspicions
August 29, 1840 Gloucester Telegraph Singular and Suspicious Circumstances
September 1, 1840 Boston Traveler The Poisoning Case/Return of Mrs. Kinney
September 2, 1840 Boston Investigator Singular and Suspicious Circumstances
September 2, 1840 Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser The Poisoning Case
Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser - September 2, 1840
(the findings were not presented at the December trial)
September 2, 1840 Gloucester Telegraph - 1 Mrs. Kinney - 1
September 2, 1840 Gloucester Telegraph - 2 Mrs. Kinney - 2
September 3, 1840 Boston Courier Return of Mrs. Kinney
September 4, 1840 Christian Watchman - 1 The Late Mr. Freeman - 1
September 4, 1840 Christian Watchman - 2 The Late Mr. Freeman - 2
September 5, 1840 Gloucester Telegraph Mrs. Kinney
September 5, 1840 Boston Statesman Police Court/Return of Mrs Kinney to Boston
September 5, 1840 Boston Statesman The Poisoning Case (From the Lowell Courier of Saturday)
September 9, 1840 Hampshire Gazette The Poisoning Case
September 11, 1840 Barre Gazette Mrs. Hannah Kinney
September 13, 1840 The Times Picayune The Poisoning Case
The Colonial Gazette (London), October 7, 1840
Sept. 22 & 24, 1840 A Model Pastor (excerpt) A memoir - 1894
October 7, 1840 The Colonial Gazette (London) Untitled - under “THE UNITED STATES”
November 24, 1840 Boston Traveler Mrs. Kinney
November 26, 1840 Boston Morning Post A pious and poetical prisoner (4th column)
December 22, 1840 Boston Traveler Capital Trial
December 22, 1840 Boston Morning Post Trial of Mrs. Hannah Kinney (cols. 5 & 6)
December 24, 1840 Commercial Advertiser Trial of Mrs. Kinney
December 25, 1840 Boston Daily Times Trial of Mrs. H. Kinney (pt. 1)
December 25, 1840 Boston Daily Times Trial of Mrs. H. Kinney (pt. 2)
December 25, 1840 Boston Daily Times Trial of Mrs. H. Kinney (pt. 3)
December 26, 1840 Boston Daily Times Trial of Mrs. H. Kinney
December 28, 1840 Am. & Comm. Daily Advertiser Trial of Mrs. Kinney
December 28, 1840 The New York Herald Portrait of Mrs. McKinney of Boston
December 29, 1840 Portland Weekly Advertiser - 1 Mrs. Kinney's Trial - 1
December 29, 1840 Portland Weekly Advertiser - 2 Mrs. Kinney's Trial - 2
December 29, 1840 Boston Traveler Mrs. Kinney’s Trial
December 31, 1840 Lincoln Telegraph Mrs. Kinney Acquitted
1841
January 12, 1841 Boston Traveler Acquittal
January 27, 1841 Boston Daily Times Mrs. Kinney’s Trial – Pamphlet
February 12, 1841 Boston Traveler Mr. Austin of Boston
July 12, 1841 Boston Daily Times Mrs. H. Kinney Wishing to Close
July 13, 1841 Boston Daily Times Advertisement
1842
February 9, 1842 The Madisonian communication from the State Attorney General
April 15, 1842 Boston Daily Times H. Kinney Would Give Notice
May 18, 1842 Bangor Daily Whig and Courier Just published
November 12, 1842 Boston Post Mortgage Sale - Stock of Mrs. Hannah Kinnney
November 16, 1842 Boston Post Mortgage Sale - Stock of Mrs. Hannah Kinnney
Please note: The information including family members on the findagrave.com webpages contain inaccuracies an omissions and should not be used without verifications from primary sources and other documents.
Rev. Enoch Weston Freeman (1798 - 1835) -
Hannah's second husband
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39674545/enoch-weston-freeman
An Obituary Record of Graduates of Colby University (Waterville College till 1866) from 1822 to 1870
Ward Witham (1802 - 1888) -
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38192138/ward-witham
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/L7JX-V43/ward-witham-1802-1888
Clementine Dorcas Freeman Leach (1830 - 1904) -
The oldest child of Hannah and Ward Witham
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148033421/clementine-d-leach
George T. Kinney (1800 - 1840) -
Hannah's third husband
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54475393/george-kinney
Elbridge Gerry Leach (1814 - 1898) -
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26118627/elbridge-gerry-leach
Paulina Dorcas Hanson Leach (1818 - 1845) -
One of Hannah's younger sisters
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133220988/paulina-dorcas-leach
Nathan Hanson (1778 - 1864) -
Hannah's father, died in Lowell at age 86
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133221589/nathan-hanson
Dorcas True Hanson (1780 - 1828) -
Hannah's mother
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39344834/dorcas-hanson
Hannah Freeman (1805 - 1868)
Almshouse Ledger Collection - Certificates of Death Ledger
From Proceedings in the city of Lowell at the semi-centennial celebration of the incorporation of the town of Lowell, March 1st, 1876 (pages 129 - 130)
Detail of page above
