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Esther Harvey (abt. 1811)

Esther Harvey
Born about in Kentucky, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

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Biography

US Black Heritage Project
Esther Harvey is a part of US Black heritage.

Esther was born into slavery, and after marrying Lewis Hayden (1811-1889), was sold with their son away from Lewis by enslaver and US Senator Henry Clay into the Deep South. Her husband would go on to escape slavery in Kentucky and become an Underground Railroad Conductor with his second wife Harriet (Bell) Hayden (abt.1813-1893) in Massachusetts.

She may have been one of the women enumerated as enslaved by Henry Clay in 1830 at his estate in Fayette County, Kentucky. Of the 17 women and girls enslaved by him that year, six were under 10 years old, four were between 10 and 23 years old, six were between 24 and 35 years old, and one was over 55 years old.

Slave Owner

Henry Clay (1777-1852)

Research Notes

Birth date is an estimate based on her husband's birth date.

Where is the evidence for her name? Needs citation.

Possible census match?

Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1168; Page: 298B; Enumeration District: 052
Hester Harvey / b. abt. 1806 North Carolina / Mulatto

Sources

  • "Henry Clay and Slavery," Anti-Slavery Bugle (New-Lisbon, Ohio), 26 Nov. 1847. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.




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