Person:William Barret (1)

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William Barret
b.29 Nov 1786 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
d.20 Jan 1871 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Strachan Barret1782 - 1856
  2. Peter Strachan Barret1785 - 1850
  3. William Barret1786 - 1871
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Name William Barret
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Nov 1786 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Death[1] 20 Jan 1871 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
Burial[1] 1871 Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia
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    William Barret
    Birth: Nov. 29, 1786
    Richmond
    Richmond City
    Virginia, USA
    Death: Jan. 20, 1871
    Richmond
    Richmond City
    Virginia, USA

    Businessman. A Tobacco manufacturer, he opened one of the first large tobacco factories in Richmond and quickly amassed a large fortune. One of his slaves, a tobacco worker namded Henry "Box" Brown, gained notoriety in 1849, when he escaped in a box shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia, where he became an abolitionist author and speaker. One of the wealthiest men in Richmond at the time of his death, he died when he set his dressing gown on fire while lighting his pipe. (bio by: Garver Graver)

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    Parents:
    John Barret (1748 - 1830)
    Mary Strachan Barret (1748 - 1825)

    Siblings:
    John Strachan Barret (1782 - 1856)*
    Peter Strachan Barret (1785 - 1850)*
    William Barret (1786 - 1871)

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6988125

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