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Vincent DeDomenico Biography
food inventorDied: Oct. 18, 2007 (Napa, California) Best Known as: inventor of Rice-A-Roni Inventor of Rice-A-Roni, one of the classic kitchen helpers of…Mother Ann Lee
Name at birth: Ann LeesMother Ann Lee was the charismatic founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers. After a difficult early life, she…George Cadbury Biography
George Cadburymanufacturer, social reformerBorn: 9/19/1839Birthplace: Birmingham, England With his brother Richard, he took over his father's failing chocolate business and built it into the…Gabriel Prosser Biography
Gabriel Prosserslave revolt leaderBorn: c. 1775Birthplace: Henrico County, Virginia An educated slave, Prosser worked as a blacksmith. Inspired by the successful Haitian slave revolt, Prosser…Charles HUMPHREYS, Congress, PA (1714-1786)
HUMPHREYS, Charles, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in Haverford, Delaware County, Pa., September 19, 1714; completed preparatory studies; engaged in milling; member of the Provincial…Paul Cuffe Biography
Paul Cuffe ship captain, merchant, and abolitionistBorn: January 17, 1759 Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Mass. Paul Cuffe was born in colonial Massachusetts as a free Black person. Cuffe's mother was…Francis (Franny) Murray 1998 Deaths
Francis (Franny) MurrayAge: 82 former All-American football and basketball star at the University of Pennsylvania and last surviving member of the Quakers' "Destiny Backfield", which also…Francis Barretto SPINOLA, Congress, NY (1821-1891)
SPINOLA Francis Barretto , a Representative from New York; born at Stony Brook, Long Island, N.Y., March 19, 1821; attended Quaker Hill Academy in Dutchess County; studied law; was admitted to the…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Blythe Hae I been On Yon Hill
by Robert Burns Logan BraesO Were My Love Yon Lilac FairBlythe Hae I been On Yon Hill Tune-"The Quaker's Wife." Blythe hae I been on yon hill, As the lambs before me;…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Thine Am I, My Faithful Fair
by Robert Burns Deluded Swain, The PleasureOn Mrs. Riddell's BirthdayThine Am I, My Faithful Fair Tune-"The Quaker's Wife." Thine am I, my faithful Fair, Thine, my lovely Nancy…