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Elisabeth Samson

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Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner

NetherlandsLived 1715 to 1771 · aged 56
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Elisabeth Samson was an Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner. She was born in about 1715 in Paramaribo to a freed slave, known as Mariana. All of her other siblings had been born as slaves and were emancipated by her half-brother Charlo Jansz.

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Clevia Plantation, near Paramaribo, SurinameClevia Plantation, near Paramaribo, Suriname1737 Map of Suriname shows Samson family members owning property in the Hoer Helena Creek section1737 Map of Suriname shows Samson family members owning property in the Hoer Helena Creek sectionLocation map for Samson's home at 22 Wagenwegstraat, ParamariboLocation map for Samson's home at 22 Wagenwegstraat, ParamariboSamson's home, 22 Wagenwegstraat, Paramaribo, 2016Samson's home, 22 Wagenwegstraat, Paramaribo, 2016

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Elisabeth Samson was an Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner. She was born in about 1715 in Paramaribo to a freed slave, known as Mariana. All of her other siblings had been born as slaves and were emancipated by her half-brother Charlo Jansz. Raised in the home of her half-sister Maria Jansz, Samson was taught to read and write by her brothers-in law who also trained her in business. She began acquiring property at the age of 19, but was banished from the colony in 1736 after being convicted of slander. Her appeal, heard by the Dutch Parliament, was successful and she returned to Suriname in 1739.

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Netherlands
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Lived 1715 to 1771 · aged 56
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