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In 1858, he married Josephine St. Pierre, who was of Afro-Caribbean, French and English descent. Together they had four sons and a daughter. [1] .
Apr 27, 2022 · George Lewis Ruffin was born December 16, 1834 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of free blacks. He was educated in Boston, Massachusetts and soon became a force in the city’s civic leadership. After marrying Josephine St. Pierre, Mr. Ruffin supported his family by working as a barber.
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin was born December 16, 1834 in Richmond, Virginia, the son of free Blacks. He was educated in Boston, Massachusetts and soon became a force in the city’s civic leadership. After marrying Josephine St. Pierre, Mr. Ruffin supported his family by working as a barber.
Throughout their marriage, the Ruffins worked together supporting social causes. The couple moved to Liverpool, England, for six months and returned home on the eve of the Civil War. George and Josephine helped to recruit Blacks in the military and served on Boston’s Sanitary Commission.
Jun 7, 2023 · At the young age of 15, she became the wife of George Lewis Ruffin, who was the first African-American graduate of Harvard Law School. Ruffin worked with white and black leaders, including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Booker T. Washington.
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin was born in Boston in 1842 to parents of comfortable means. She attended desegregated schools in Salem, MA, a New York “Finishing School”, and was then privately...
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In 1858, at the age of 15, she became the wife of George Lewis Ruffin, the first African American to graduate from Harvard Law School.
