Ambo Harris
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This person of African descent has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00015
- Given Name
- Ambo
- Family Name
- Harris
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
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Ambo was a woman of African descent enslaved by John Neilson in New Brunswick, NJ. Her exact date of birth is unknown, but she was likely born in the 1790s.
She married an enslaved man named Mark Harris in 1811 and gave birth to four children between 1812 and 1818: Clara, Ann, Eliza, and Mark Jr. In 1822, Ambo was manumitted by John Neilson and became a free woman. - Keywords
- African descent person
- Rutgers University history
- Places
- New Brunswick
- Enslaved by
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John Neilson (1745-1833)
- Parent of
- Eliza Harris (b. 1816)
- Clara Harris (b. 1812)
- Ann Harris (b. 1814)
- Mark Harris Jr. (b. 1818)
- Spouse of
- Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1811-09-08 Marriage: Mark Harris Sr., Ambo Harris (Role: Spouse)
- 1812-09-14 Birth: Clara Harris (Role: Parent)
- 1814-06-23 Birth: Ann Harris (Role: Parent)
- 1816-07-02 Birth: Eliza Harris (Role: Parent)
- 1818-07-27 Birth: Mark Harris Jr. (Role: Parent)
- 1822-01-16 Manumission: Ambo Harris (Role: Manumitted Person)