Bushman Fuller (Of Holyoke)

Bushman Fuller (Of Holyoke)

Bushman Fuller (FINDAGRAVE) was an Afro-American that bought his own freedom from his master. He also bought the freedom of a woman named Flora Perry and then married her. He is buried in the southeast corner of the cemetery. The stone for his daughter-in-law is still here but his other family members have lost their stones to erosion. He most likely was buried off to the side of this cemetery due to his race.

Bushman Fuller lived at 540 Homestead Avenue. The house is from about 1771.

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The clip above is from page 10 of the book In Memory of Susan Freedom from Bob Drinkwater published in 2020.

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