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Cynthia Hesdra
1808–1879
United States
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Biography
Cynthia Hesdra (March 6, 1808, in Tappan, New York, Rockland County – February 9, 1879), daughter to John and Jane Moore. Although Hesdra spent a portion of her life as a slave, at the time of her death, she was quite wealthy. She operated businesses in Nyack, New York and in the city of New York.
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