Betsy Heard
Trader, traditional medical practitioner, and political arbiter
About Betsy Heard
Lived 1759 – 1813 (aged 53–54). Betsy Heard was a businessperson and slave trader.
Betsy Heard (c. 1759 – after 1812) was a Euro-African slave trader and merchant.
Her father was an entrepreneur who had travelled from Liverpool, England, to the Los Islands, off the coast of what is now Guinea, in the mid-1700s. Her mother was African. Eventually, she inherited her father's slave-trading factory and connections. She appears to have retired from the slave trade after this.
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Who was Betsy Heard?
trader, traditional medical practitioner, and political arbiter
When was Betsy Heard born?
Betsy Heard was born in 1759 in Guinea.
When did Betsy Heard die?
Betsy Heard died in 1813.
What was Betsy Heard's occupation?
Betsy Heard was a businessperson and slave trader.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Betsy Heard. https://biography.guide/betsy-heard/
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