Cate {Robert F. Stockton household}

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Identifier
NJS-PER-04817
Given Name
Cate
Sex
Female
Biographical Description
Cate was a Black woman who lived in Princeton in the early 19th century and was enslaved by Robert Field Stockton, the owner of the Morven mansion. Somerset County records indicate that Cate was manumitted and released from slavery in 1829 in Montgomery Township (which then encompassed that part of Princeton where Morven is located).
Keywords
African descent person
Places
Princeton
Montgomery
Morven, Princeton
Record Contributor
Kelsey Heflin
Gloria Schulz
Morven Museum & Garden
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