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| Name | Harriet Adams [1] | ||||
| Born | 16 Aug 1851
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
 [2]
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| Gender | Female | ||||
| Enslaved |
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
[3]
– Enslaved by the Calmes Family until 1862 | ||||
| Race | Black [2] | ||||
| Residence | 1862
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
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| Self-Emancipated/ Escaped Slave/ Runaway | 27 Jun 1862
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
[3]
– Escaped by leave of General Geary's army went north to Greencastle, remained there a few weeks, left for Chambersburg, next for Carlisle, and then to Harrisburg." | ||||
| Name | Harriet A. Wilson [2] | ||||
| Residence | 1880
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
[2]
– StreetAddress: Denwood Avenue; 30 Age: 30; Keeping House Occupation: Keeping House; EnumerationDistrict: 046; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife | ||||
| Residence | 1883
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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| Person ID | I8164
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Peter Adams (Age 73 years) b. 1810, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 1883, Chemung, New York, USA (Age 73 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Margaret Bower (Age 84 years) b. 1810, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1894, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F1573
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| Family 1 | James C. Le Count | |
| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |
| Family ID | F6064
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| Family 2 | Enos Wilson b. 1849, Virginia, USA | |||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F6065
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