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          Christiana Burdett Campbell (c.

        1. Christiana Burdett Campbell (c.
        2. Christiana Burdett Campbell was a colonial innkeeper from Williamsburg, Virginia.
        3. Campbell, who was raised in Williamsburg, opened her tavern to support herself and her two daughters after her husband died in For more than twenty years she ran one of Williamsburg's most successful businesses.
        4. Christiana Burdett Campbell (ca.
        5. Christiana Burdett Campbell (ca.

          6. Campbell, who was raised in Williamsburg, opened her tavern to support herself and her two daughters after her husband died in For more than twenty years she ran one of Williamsburg's most successful businesses.!

          Christiana Burdett Campbell

          Christiana Burdett Campbell (c. 1723 – March 25, 1792) was a colonialinnkeeper from Williamsburg, Virginia.[1][2] She started the business herself in an era where it was unusual for women to do so in the colony.[3] A replica of her tavern was built in Colonial Williamsburg and currently serves as a popular tourist attraction and restaurant.[4][5]

          In 2012 Campbell was honored by the Library of Virginia as one of their Virginia Women in History for the year.[3]

          Personal life

          Campbell was born around 1723 to John and Mary Burdett of Williamsburg.[6] Her father worked as an innkeeper in a tavern on Duke of Gloucester Street, where Campbell learned the skills that would assist her in her future career.[7] Campbell would later move to Petersburg with her husband Ebenezer Campbell, whom she married at some point after September 21, 1747.

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