Betsey Stockton | |
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Born | c. 1798 Princeton, New Jersey |
Died | October 24, 1865 Princeton, New Jersey |
Resting place | Cooperstown, New York |
Occupation(s) | Educator and Missionary |
Betsey Stockton (c. 1798–1865), sometimes spelled Betsy Stockton, was an American educator and missionary. In her early life, she was an enslaved person, but was emancipated and became a Christian missionary in Hawaii.[1]