Pierre Toussaint
Hairdresser and philanthropist
Pierre Toussaint was a formerly enslaved Haitian-American hairdresser and philanthropist, brought to New York City by his enslavers in 1787. He was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in 1996. Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1766, Saint-Marc, Haiti
Died: June 30, 1853 (age 87 years), New York, NY
Place of burial: The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, New York, NY
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Pierre Toussaint was born in 1766 in Haiti. As a domestic slave of the Berard family, Pierre was baptized and permitted to learn to read and write.
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