Armistead Burwell
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Armistead Burwell lived in the early 19th century in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
as a planter. Burwell owned over fifty slaves, one of whom was Elizabeth Keckly
, who is best known for being the modiste
and close friend to Mary Todd Lincoln
, wife of Abraham Lincoln
.
Armistead Burwell was the biological father of Elizabeth Keckly.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
as a planter. Burwell owned over fifty slaves, one of whom was Elizabeth Keckly
Elizabeth Keckly
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was a former slave turned successful seamstress who is most notably known as being Mary Todd Lincoln's personal modiste and confidante, and the author of her autobiography, Behind the Scenes Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House. Mrs...
, who is best known for being the modiste
Dressmaker
A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Also called a mantua-maker or a modiste.-Notable dressmakers:*Cristobal Balenciaga*Charles Frederick Worth...
and close friend to Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Ann Lincoln was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and was First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865.-Life before the White House:...
, wife of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
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Armistead Burwell was the biological father of Elizabeth Keckly.