Oney Judge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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fugitive slave, enslaved by Martha Washington
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1773
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 25-Feb-1848
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Oney Judge
- Oney "Ona" Judge Staines (c.
- 1773 – February 25, 1848) was an African American slave who served the Washington family, first at the family's plantation at Mount Vernon and later, after George Washington became president, at the President's House in Philadelphia, then the nation's capital city.
- At the age of 20, she absconded, becoming a fugitive slave, after learning that Martha Washington had intended to transfer ownership of her to her niece, known to have a horrible temper, and fled to New Hampshire, where she married, had children, and converted to Christianity.
- Though she was never manumitted, the Washington family did not want to risk public backlash in forcing her to return to Virginia and after so many years of failing to persuade her to return quietly, the family let her be.
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