Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766--June 30,1853) was born on the estate of the Bérard family in Haïti, and grew up on the estate L'Artibonite on the L'Artibonite River near Saint-Marc on the west coast.
Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766--June 30,1853) was born as a slave of the Bérard family in the French colony of St. Domingue, modern Haiti. He grew up on L'Artibonite plantation on the L'Artibonite River near Saint-Marc on the colony's west coast.