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Maria Weston Chapman
Chapman, from a 1910 publication
Born
Maria Weston

(1806-07-25)July 25, 1806
Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1885(1885-07-12) (aged 78)
Weymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Henry Grafton Chapman
(m. 1830; died 1842)
Children4
Parent(s)Anne Bates Weston
Warren Weston
RelativesJohn Jay Chapman (grandson)
Eleanor Chapman (granddaughter)
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Maria Weston Chapman (July 25, 1806 – July 12, 1885)[1] was an American abolitionist. She was elected to the executive committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1839 and from 1839 until 1842, she served as editor of the anti-slavery journal The Non-Resistant.

  1. ^ "Maria Weston Chapman." Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Biography In Context. Web. February 28, 2013.

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