emigrated to the United States. In Charleston, she established herself as a slave owner and planter and died as a very rich woman. Her life story is considered uncommon among the free people of color, particularly in the United States. See also Jean-Baptiste Belley, Haitian politician who was born at Goree. References Sources Lorelle Semley, To be Free and French: Citizenship in France's Atlantic Empire Stewart R. King: Blue Coat Or Powdered Wig: Free People of Color in Pre-revolutionary Saint Domingue Women in Port: Gendering Communities, Economies, and Social Networks in 1810 deaths 18th-century businesswomen 1730 births 18th-century African people African slave traders People of Saint-Domingue 18th-century French businesspeople French slave traders 19th-century American businesspeople American slave traders American planters Black slave owners in the United States Signare 18th-century African businesspeople Free people of color American women slave owners American slave owners