Joseph Palmer (communard)

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Joseph Palmer
Joseph Palmer, published in 1915
Born
Joseph Michael Palmer

1789 (1789)
Notown, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 30, 1873(1873-10-30) (aged 83–84)
Resting placeEvergreen Cemetery
North Leominster, Massachusetts, U.S.
OrganizationFruitlands
Known forBeing persecuted for wearing a beard
MovementAbolitionism in the United States, Transcendentalism
Military career
BranchUnited States Army
ConflictsWar of 1812

Joseph Michael Palmer (1789 – October 30, 1873) was an American bearded man, who faced persecution for wearing a beard. A prominent Transcendentalist and abolitionist, Palmer was a member of the Fruitlands commune and an associate of Louisa May Alcott.

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