Emily Saunders Plummer | |
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| Born | Emily Saunders c. 1815 |
| Died | January 17, 1876 (aged 60–61) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 9, including Henry V. Plummer |
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Emily Saunders Plummer (c. 1815[1] – January 17, 1876)[2] was an American slave from Prince George's County, Maryland.[3] She married a slave from another plantation, Adam Francis Plummer, on May 30, 1841.[4] The two of them had nine children[5] and spent much of their marriage attempting to prevent the family being separated through sale.[1] After failing to do so previously, Emily managed to escape from her master, taking five of her children with her, in October, 1863.[5] After spending time in a Baltimore jail, Emily and her children were able to reunite with the rest of the family in Riverdale.[1][6] She ultimately contracted pneumonia and died on January 17, 1876.[1][2]
- ^ a b c d "Emily Saunders Plummer, Maryland Women's Hall of Fame". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Plummer 1927, p. 123.
- ^ Adam Francis Plummer, p. 1.
- ^ in Maryland, p. 3.
- ^ a b During Slavery, p. 2.
- ^ in Maryland, p. 4.