# Annie Henry Christian

> Annie Henry Christian was a colonial pioneer who documented the journey with her husband William Christian and their children westward to Kentucky. Her brother was Patrick Henry, the governor of Virginia. Her sister, Elizabeth Henry Campbell Russell, was a Methodist lay leader. Her letters to family, friends, and business associates provide insight into westward movement of the 18th century America and life in the wilderness. Like Martha Washington and Catharine Flood McCall, she was a rare business woman, whose success was based upon slave labor. They had feme sole status of widows or single women who were able to operate businesses, manage finances, and enter into contracts.

*Virginia pioneer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/annie-henry-christian

## Identity
- **Born:** 1738
- **Died:** 1790-05-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 19.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Annie Henry Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Henry_Christian)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66750823)

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