Hannah Simpson Grant

Hannah Simpson Grant
Simpson in 1883
Born	Hannah Simpson (1798-11-23)November 23, 1798 Horsham, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1883(1883-05-11) (aged 84) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Homemaker
Spouse	Jesse Root Grant ​ ​ (m. 1821; died 1873)​
Children	6, including Ulysses

Hannah Grant (née Simpson; November 23, 1798 – May 11, 1883) was the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army during the American Civil War and the 18th president of the United States. She married Jesse Root Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and was the mother of six children. Little is known about her private life, other than what can be discerned from general and public information. She rarely discussed her son with anyone while he was a general and a president, especially not the press. She was a devoutly religious woman, always reserved and unpretentious in her manner, and she is often considered by historians and others to have had a strong influence on her son Ulysses, who shared similar qualities in character.