Felicite dressed in black between two non-commissioned officers led the convoy. Legacy The names of few women soldiers who served in the Haitian army during the revolution have been remembered. Toya is amongst the very few exceptions, alongside Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére and Sanité Belair. Toya is also remembered for her role in raising and teaching Dessalines. Kersuze Simeon-Jones writes that "For her lasting influence on Dessalines, Abdaraya Toya shall be remembered as the grandmother, mother, and aunt-figure who helped prepare the Liberator of African descendants enslaved throughout the Americas". References http://www.haiticulture.ch/Toya.html http://www.haiticulture.ch/Marie-Jeanne.html Jean-Baptiste Mirambeau, Victoria, dans Le Document, no.2, Février 1940, p107. 1805 deaths Haitian rebel slaves Haitian independence activists Women of the Haitian Revolution Year of birth uncertain