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Rebecca, Woman of Africa
Chilmark
Historical Marker Database · Chris Connors
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Rebecca was born in Africa and was enslaved in Chilmark. She married Elisha Amos, a Wampanoag man, and was the mother of Nancy Michael. Rebecca died a free woman in this place in 1801.
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