Harriett moved to the city of Philadelphia as an adult and became a stenographer. She never married, generally lived alone, and was famous for wearing large, flamboyant hats, thus living up to her nickname 'Hattie.'
Sources
U.S. Federal Census 1880; Census Place: West Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Family History Film: 1255114; Page: 72A; Enumeration District: 73; Image: 0696. Filmstrip image 5 of 26, lines 10-15. [1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Harriett by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Harriett: