5 1 F ebru ary ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁America ' s ▁front ier ▁as ▁a ▁wife , ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁her ▁Qu aker ▁faith . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁at ▁Mo or est own ▁Born ▁Est her ▁Roberts , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁En och ▁Roberts ▁( 1 7 1 7 – 1 7 8 2 ) ▁and ▁Rach el ▁Col es ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁– ▁ 1 7 5 8 ). ▁The ▁Roberts ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁E ves ham ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Est her ' s ▁mother ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁about ▁seven ▁years ▁old . ▁Est her ▁Roberts ▁and ▁Josh ua ▁H unt ▁were ▁married ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁in ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁Me eting house ▁at ▁Mo or est own ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Josh ua ▁H unt ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁first ▁teacher ▁in ▁the ▁Mo or est own ▁Fri ends ▁School . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁Mo or est own , ▁▁ ▁Est her ▁and ▁Josh ua ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁Est her ▁and ▁Josh ua ▁and ▁their ▁five ▁children , ▁" with ▁two ▁w ag ons , ▁seven ▁horses , ▁one ▁cow , ▁and ▁prov isions ", ▁began ▁a ▁three - week ▁journey ▁to ▁F ay ette ▁County ▁in ▁south western ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Their ▁destination