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Fanny

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Fanny

Birth
Death
11 Apr 1870
Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
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Owner: Wilhelm Fires
Occupation: Slave
Husband: Adam
Children: 8 Known

Sold by Br. Fries to a slave-dealer on September 28, 1833. Husband Adam was not sold.

"Wilhelm Fries lived to be nearly a hundred years old, and to the end of his life Fanny and Adam belonged to him. After his wife's death Fanny and Adam cared for the old master faithfully and devotedly. The Negro couple had eight children, all baptized in the Colored Church. Fanny died April 11, 1870 and Adam on September 7 of that same year. Both were buried in the graveyard of the Colored Church in Salem."

Citation of the quoted information above:

Fries, Adelaide L., and Douglas LeTell Rights, eds. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. 1823-1837 ed. Vol. VIII. Raleigh, North Carolina: State Department of Archives and History, 1954. 3841.


Possible children of Fanny:
Little Carl
Eugene Enoch
Ludwig Alexander Born June 29, 1831

Children are listed as possible children because there were multiple Fanny's referenced in the Records of the Moravians, without last names or references of their masters.
Owner: Wilhelm Fires
Occupation: Slave
Husband: Adam
Children: 8 Known

Sold by Br. Fries to a slave-dealer on September 28, 1833. Husband Adam was not sold.

"Wilhelm Fries lived to be nearly a hundred years old, and to the end of his life Fanny and Adam belonged to him. After his wife's death Fanny and Adam cared for the old master faithfully and devotedly. The Negro couple had eight children, all baptized in the Colored Church. Fanny died April 11, 1870 and Adam on September 7 of that same year. Both were buried in the graveyard of the Colored Church in Salem."

Citation of the quoted information above:

Fries, Adelaide L., and Douglas LeTell Rights, eds. Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. 1823-1837 ed. Vol. VIII. Raleigh, North Carolina: State Department of Archives and History, 1954. 3841.


Possible children of Fanny:
Little Carl
Eugene Enoch
Ludwig Alexander Born June 29, 1831

Children are listed as possible children because there were multiple Fanny's referenced in the Records of the Moravians, without last names or references of their masters.


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  • Created by: Ellie
  • Added: May 1, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145858698/fanny: accessed ), memorial page for Fanny (unknown–11 Apr 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145858698, citing Saint Philips Moravian Second Graveyard, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Ellie (contributor 47732161).