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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Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766-1853) was born a slave in Haiti and died a freeman in New York City. He is credited by many with being the father of ...
Pierre Toussaint was born in June 1766 on the Caribbean island that is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic. His mother was enslaved, thus Pierre became the ...