1849--Mary Ann French
Item
- Title
- 1849--Mary Ann French
- Date
- 1849
- Formatted date
- 1849-01-01
- Event type
- Escape
- Description
- Mary Ann French was owned by Henry Bannister who owned a hotel In Union, KY. She earned money to buy her freedom, and then "stole" her four children. An article states that she returned to work for Bannister after the war, after living in Detroit for 20 years.
- Participant
- African American(s): Mary Ann French
- French, Mary Ann
- Slave holder(s): Henry Bannister
- Bannister, Henry F.
- Location
- Union Precinct (Boone County, Ky.)
- Related resource
- Bannister family
- Bibliographic citation
- "Mary Ann French," The Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI., 10 May 1869
- Source
- Mary Ann French
Linked resources
Title | Class |
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Bannister, Henry F. | Person |
French, Mary Ann | Person |
unknown, child [54] | Person |
unknown, child [55] | Person |
unknown, child [56] | Person |
unknown, child [57] | Person |