About Louise De Mortie
Lived 1833 – 1867 (aged 33–34). Louise De Mortie was an American fundraiser and lecturer.
Louise De Mortie (c. 1833 – October 10, 1867) was an African-American lecturer and fundraiser. She devoted herself to aiding black children orphaned during the American Civil War.
She was born free in Norfolk, Virginia and moved to Boston in 1853. De Mortie was known as a public speaker and as a popular singer. She moved to New Orleans in 1863 to help black orphans in that city. She raised funds in support of the Colored Orphans Home there and served as its manager.
She married John Oliver, an African-American carpenter and abolitionist; the couple divorced in 1862.
De Mortie died of yellow fever in New Orleans.
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Who was Louise De Mortie?
African-American lecturer and fundraiser
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Louise De Mortie was born in 1833.
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Louise De Mortie died on 10 October 1867 in New Orleans.
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Louise De Mortie was a fundraiser and lecturer.
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