Shinah Solomon Etting

Shinah Solomon Etting (December 24, 1744 – November 30, 1822) was the matriarch of one of the first Jewish families to live in Baltimore, Maryland.

[6] He wrote about the pleasant hospitality he received in the Etting home, saying that Shinah in specific was "always in spirits, full of frolic and glee, and possessing the talent of singing agreeably...."[6] When Elijah died in 1778, Shinah moved to Baltimore with her younger children around 1780, though the exact date is unknown.

[9][10][11] Etting used the profits from her successful inn to assist her two prominent sons in their business ventures.

[15] Her son Solomon and her brother Levy purchased the "Jew's burying ground" in Baltimore in 1801.

[17] Her son Reuben was appointed United States Marshal for Maryland by President Jefferson in 1801 and served through 1804.