She was baptized on her deathbed in Petersburg , Virginia , a week before her 50th birthday .
In 1835 , when Rachel Lazarus announced that she felt moved to convert to Christianity , her husband threatened to keep her from her children .
She was baptized on her deathbed in Petersburg , Virginia , a week before her 50th birthday .
In 1835 , when Rachel Lazarus announced that she felt moved to convert to Christianity , her husband threatened to keep her from her children .