Hester "Hetty" Burr, was a member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, involved with the Women's Anti-Slavery Conventions of 1838 and 1839, "a stalwart" of the Colored Female Free Produce Society of Pennsylvania, and the co-founder of the Moral Reform Retreat, Philadelphia's first shelter for African American women.
Ms. Burr also worked in business, having an intelligence (employment) office, and was a dressmaker together with two of her daughters, Elizabeth and Louisa.
Originally buried at Olive Cemetery.
Olive Cemetery was relocated to Eden Cemetery in 1923.
Ms. Burr also worked in business, having an intelligence (employment) office, and was a dressmaker together with two of her daughters, Elizabeth and Louisa.
Originally buried at Olive Cemetery.
Olive Cemetery was relocated to Eden Cemetery in 1923.
Hester "Hetty" Burr, was a member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, involved with the Women's Anti-Slavery Conventions of 1838 and 1839, "a stalwart" of the Colored Female Free Produce Society of Pennsylvania, and the co-founder of the Moral Reform Retreat, Philadelphia's first shelter for African American women.
Ms. Burr also worked in business, having an intelligence (employment) office, and was a dressmaker together with two of her daughters, Elizabeth and Louisa.
Originally buried at Olive Cemetery.
Olive Cemetery was relocated to Eden Cemetery in 1923.
Ms. Burr also worked in business, having an intelligence (employment) office, and was a dressmaker together with two of her daughters, Elizabeth and Louisa.
Originally buried at Olive Cemetery.
Olive Cemetery was relocated to Eden Cemetery in 1923.
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