in 1812
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: theparisreview.org
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Mary Ellen Pleasant
African-American entrepreneur (1814-1904)
Mary Ellen Pleasant has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists August 19, 1814 in Philadelphia, United States.
Born
August 19, 1814
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 11, 1904
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, United States, Georgia, Virginia
- Professions
- entrepreneur, civil rights advocate, abolitionist
- Citizenship
- United States
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: August 19, 1814 (SNAC; BnF authorities) or in 1812 (theparisreview.org) or August 20, 1814 (newspapers.com) or in 1814 (No external source identified) or in 1817 (books.google.com) or August 19, 1817 (Find a Grave).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
August 20, 1814
Precision: day · Rank: preferred
- Source: newspapers.com
in 1814
Precision: year · Rank: normal
No external source identified
No external source identified
in 1817
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: books.google.com
August 19, 1817
Precision: day · Rank: preferred
- Source: Find a Grave
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Mary Ellen Pleasant born?
Mary Ellen Pleasant was born in Philadelphia, United States; Georgia; Virginia.