Nancy M. Johnson
Nancy M. Johnson | |
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Portrait of Johnson, c. 1875 | |
| Born | Nancy Maria Donaldson December 28, 1794 New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1890 (aged 95) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Known for | patenting the hand-cranked ice cream freezer |
| Spouse |
Walter Rogers Johnson
(m. 1823; died 1852) |
| Children | 2 |
Nancy Maria Johnson (née Donaldson; December 28, 1794 – April 22, 1890) was awarded the first US patent for a hand-cranked ice cream freezer in 1843.