James Forten
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 181 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 2,1766 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 4,1842 |
| Died | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Buried | Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Children | Harriet Forten Purvis |
| Margaretta Forten | |
| James Forten, Jr. | |
| Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis | |
| Spouse | Charlotte Vandine |
| Martha Beatty | |
| Charlotte Vandine Forten | |
| Job | Sailmaker |
| Businessperson | |
| Sailor | |
| Activist | |
| Parents | Thomas Forten |
| Margaret Forten | |
| Grandchildren | William B. Purvis |
| Charles Burleigh Purvis | |
| Harriet Purvis Jr. | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 485093 |
James Forten Life story
James Forten was an American abolitionist and businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A free-born African American, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship, he became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired.
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