Barney Corse | |
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Born | November 2, 1799 Camden, Delaware, United States |
Died | March 8, 1878 Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States | (aged 78)
Burial place | Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
Occupation(s) | Abolitionist, leather merchant |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Leggett (m. 1823–1878; his death) |
Children | 3 |
Barney Corse (November 2, 1799 – March 8, 1878)[1] was an American abolitionist, and leather merchant in New York City. He worked with Isaac T. Hopper, and David Ruggles in the anti-slavery movement and to protect fugitive slaves and free Blacks from slave kidnappers.