Benjamin lundy biography
Benjamin Lundy
American Quaker abolitionist (1789-1839)
Benjamin Lundy | |
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| Born | (1789-01-04)January 4, 1789 Hardwick Township, New Jersey, US |
| Died | August 22, 1839(1839-08-22) (aged 50) Lowell, Illinois, US |
| Occupation(s) | Saddler, abolitionist newspaper publisher and speaker |
| Known for | Anti-slavery activities |
| Spouse | Esther Lewis |
| Children | Susan Maria Lundy Wierman (1815–1899), Charles Tallmadge Lundy (1821-1870), Benjamin Clarkson Lundy (1826-1861), Elizabeth (1818-1879), and Esther (1826-1917). |
| Parent(s) | Joseph and Elizabeth Shotwell Lundy |
Benjamin Lundy (January 4, 1789 – August 22, 1839) was an American Quakerabolitionist from New Jersey of the United States who established several anti-slavery newspapers and traveled widely. He lectured and published seeking to limit slavery's expansion and tried to find a place outside the United States to establish a colony in which freed slaves might relocate.
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