Juliette Toussaint
Juliette Toussaint | |
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Painting by Anthony Meucci (c. 1825) | |
| Born | Marie-Rose Juliette Noel c. 1786 Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) |
| Died | May 14, 1851 (aged 64–65) New York City, United States |
| Spouse | Pierre Toussaint |
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Juliette Noel Toussaint (c. 1786 – May 14, 1851) was a formerly enslaved Haitian-American philanthropist who collaborated closely with her husband Pierre Toussaint in helping the poor and doing charitable works in downtown New York. Her husband was declared a Venerable in 1996 by Pope John Paul II.
Her name is listed among the donors of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief.