Susanna Freeborn
Personal details
Born1674
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
Died1723
DenominationSociety of Friends
ParentsGideon Freeborn
Sarah Brownell Freeborn

Susanna Freeborn (1674–1723)[1] was a minister in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Providence, Rhode Island.[2][3] She travelled with Esther Palmer on Palmer's epic journey of 3,230 miles through eight colonies.[3]

Life

Freeborn was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1674 to Gideon Freeborn (1640-1720) and his wife Sarah (Brownell) Freeborn (1640-1676).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Susanna Freeborn". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ^ Margaret Hope Bacon (1986). Mothers of Feminism. Harper&Row. p. 48. ISBN 0-06-250043-0.
  3. ^ a b Rebecca Larson (1999). Daughters of Light. Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 3–4. ISBN 0-679-43762-2.
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