where did phillis wheatley live
(about 1753-1754 - December 5, 1784)sometimes misspelled as Phyllis Wheatley. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa (probably Senegal) about 1753 or 1754. When she was about eight years old, she was kidnapped and brought to Boston. There, in 1761, John Wheatley bought her for his wife, Susanna, as a personal servant. As was the custom of the time, she was given the Wheatley family's surname.