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Ann Timothy (ca. 1727–September 11, 1792) was a newspaper publisher from South Carolina.

Personal life

Ann Donovan was born circa 1727.[1][a] She married Peter Timothy on December 8, 1745 in Charleston, South Carolina.[1] Peter was the son of Elizabeth Timothy who operated the first permanent newspaper in South Carolina.[2] Ann and Peter were believed to have had fifteen children, with seven of the children dying as infants. Peter and two of their daughters set sail for Santa Domingo and 1782, but they were lost at sea.[2]

Career

Timothy and her husband took over publishing the South Carolina Gazette from Peter's mother, Elizabeth Timothy.[2] Timothy continued to operate the newspaper after the presumed death of Peter.[2] The newspaper operated out of the John Lining House at 106 Broad Street from 1783 to 1793.[3][b] From 1785 to 1792, she was the official "Printer to the State. She worked until her death in 1792.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ She may have been born in Charleston, South Carolina,[2] and she may be related to an early South Carolina immigrant, Daniel Donovan.[1]
  2. ^ An apothecary operated from the same building beginning in the 1780s.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Humphrey, Carol Ann. "Timothy, Ann (1727?–11 September 1792), newspaper printer". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0101146. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appleby, Joyce; Chang, Eileen; Goodwin, Neva (2015-07-17). Encyclopedia of Women in American History. Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-317-47162-2.
  3. ^ a b "106 Broad Street (John Lining House a/k/a Poulnot's Pharmacy a/k/a Schwettman's Pharmacy)". Historic Charleston Foundation. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

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