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Sophia <I>Beauveau</I> Borie

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Sophia Beauveau Borie

Birth
Nord, Haiti
Death
28 Nov 1876 (aged 87)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Sophia Beauveau was born 21 Mar 1789 in Cap Francois, St Dominique, West Indies which is now in north Haiti. Her father Peter Beauveau 1756-1802 was a plantation owner and merchant and died during the slave revolt. Her mother Elizabeth Brown Beauveau 1764-1852 escaped with her 5 daughters and returned to her home in Philadelphia where she established a fine boarding house. In 1808 Sophia married John Joseph Borie 1776-1834 and they had 12 children. After her husband's death she lived comfortably at 1215 Walnut St Philadelphia with her children and sisters.
Sophia Beauveau was born 21 Mar 1789 in Cap Francois, St Dominique, West Indies which is now in north Haiti. Her father Peter Beauveau 1756-1802 was a plantation owner and merchant and died during the slave revolt. Her mother Elizabeth Brown Beauveau 1764-1852 escaped with her 5 daughters and returned to her home in Philadelphia where she established a fine boarding house. In 1808 Sophia married John Joseph Borie 1776-1834 and they had 12 children. After her husband's death she lived comfortably at 1215 Walnut St Philadelphia with her children and sisters.

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  • Maintained by: Jana Lagan
  • Originally Created by: Dawn-Marie Williams
  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82237934/sophia-borie: accessed ), memorial page for Sophia Beauveau Borie (21 Mar 1789–28 Nov 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82237934, citing Old Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Churchyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jana Lagan (contributor 47324396).