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Samson, Elisabeth, 1715-1771

LC control no.n 94053339
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Personal name headingSamson, Elisabeth, 1715-1771
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Associated countrySuriname
Birth date1715
Death date1771
Field of activityBusiness Plantations
Profession or occupationBusinesspeople, Black
Found inElisabeth Samson, 1993: p. 39 (b. 1715) p. 88 (d. 1771)
Wikipedia, June 22, 2016 (Elizabeth Samson (1715 - 1771, Paramaribo), was a very successful businesswoman in Suriname during the Dutch colonization; a "free black" woman who led a successful company which eventually consisted of various plantations, so they had even built a boat in Amsterdam for the transportation of its products; Elizabeth Samson is an important but controversial woman in the history of Suriname who exploited slaves)
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