Rebecca, Woman of Africa

Rebecca, Woman of Africa (HM1LW5)

Location: Chilmark, MA 02535 Dukes County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 22.774', W 70° 44.301'

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African-American Heritage trail of Martha's Vineyard

Born in Africa, and enslaved in Chilmark. She married Elisha Amos, a Wampanoag man. She was the mother of Nancy Michael. Rebecca died a free woman in this place in 1801.
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HM NumberHM1LW5
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Placed ByAfrican American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard
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Date Added Thursday, July 16th, 2015 at 2:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 354641 N 4582351
Decimal Degrees41.37956667, -70.73835000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 22.774', W 70° 44.301'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 22' 46.44" N, 70° 44' 18.06" W
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Area Code(s)508
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 58 Hammett Rd, Chilmark MA 02535, US
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