Nancy M. Johnson

Nancy M. Johnson
Portrait of Johnson, c. 1875
Born	Nancy Maria Donaldson (1794-12-28)December 28, 1794 New York, U.S.
Died	April 22, 1890(1890-04-22) (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.