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Men & Women Served as Slaves in the Nortern Colonies & States
Preparation for War to defend Commerce, Birch's Views of Philadelphia, Published by W. Birch, Springland Cot. near Neshaminy Bridge on the Bristol Road; Pennsylvania. Decr. 31st 1800., Plate...
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From Freedom of the Press to St Elizabeth Seaton - The complicated life of...
1757 Thomas McIlworth (fl 1757-67). Elizabeth Becker (Mrs. Richard Curzon or Curson) 1731-1787. Elizabeth Rebecca Becker was born into a family of strong women, but she certainly was not born into...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1754 Joseph Blackburn fl 1752-1778 Mrs David Chesebrough Met
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Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton 1759-1846, poet, humiliated child, betrayed...
Gilbert Stuart Gilbert Stuart (American artist, 1755-1828) Mrs. Perez Morton (Sarah Wentworth Apthorp)Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton (1759-1846) was an early American poet whose published work of the...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1755 Benjamin West 1738-1820 Mary Bethel Boude Mrs Samuel Nat Gal Art
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18C Women in Business - Lighthouse Keeper Hannah Thomas 1731-1819
The Gurnet, a 27 acre peninsula forming the northern boundary of Plymouth Bay, is located a few miles northeast of Plymouth Rock. The Pilgrims knew the land as “the gurnett’s nose,” apparently naming...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1755 Jeremiah Theus 1716-1774 Elizabeth Martin Mrs Jacob Motte Met
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Nearly 27-year-old James Monroe 1758-1831 Marries 17-year-old Elizabeth...
On January 16, 1786, future President 27-year-old James Monroe (1758-1831) married 17-year-old New York beauty named Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830). Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768-1830), wife of...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1755 Jeremiah Theus 1716-1774 Mrs. Thomas Lynch (Elizabeh Allston Lynch) Reynolda House
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In Business - Mary Alexander (1693-1760)
The Alexander Papers at the New-York Historical Society Library contain the records of the mercantile business of Mary Alexander and provide a glimpse into the life of a colonial NYC businesswomanFrom...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1755 John Wollaston 1733-1767 Elizabeth Harrison Randolph Mrs Peyton Randolph VHSElizabeth Harrison was born in 1731 to Benjamin Harrison (1694 - 1745) and Anne Carter Harrison (1704 - 1745) of...
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In Business - Female Apprentices
Apprentice Female Tinsmith? Detail Ferblantier (Tin Plate Maker) Encycopedia of Diederot & d'Alembert 1765Though there was no system of standards governing the trades in the British American...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1755 Joseph Badger 1708-1765 Eleanor Wyer Foster (Mrs Isaac Foster) Nat Gal ArtMrs. Isaac Foster (1714-1798) was Eleanor Wyer, daughter of William and Eleanor Wyer, his father being a representative of...
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In Business - Millinery Shops
In the 1500s & 1600s, the millinery business involved shopkeepers who dealt in milanese (as in Milan, Italy) ware, like silks, ribbons, armor, swords & other Italian goods. Millinery, however,...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1756 Jeremiah Theus 1716-1774 Mrs. Lionel Chalmers Martha Logan MFA (2)
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In Business - Consumer Boycotts during the American Revolution
During the American Revolution, many women joined protests and boycotts of imported British goods voluntarily, while others succumbed to pressure from patriots. The colonists first used nonimportation...
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Portrait of 18C American Women
1756 John Singleton Copley 1738-1815 Ann Tyng Mrs Tho Smelt 1756 Boston MFA
View ArticleTimeline American War for Independence from Britain
1761James Otis gives a four hour speech against the Writs of AssistanceOctober - George III becomes King of England 17631763The Seven Years war ends with the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg.9 May -...
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