1775-09-28 Death: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

Title

1775-09-28 Death: Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

Identifier

NJS-EVE-00028

Source

James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw obituary

James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw obituary, Chester Chronicle, or, Commercial Intelligencer, October 2, 1775.

Event Description

Ukawsaw Gronniosaw died on September 28, 1775, several years after publishing his autobiography where he recounted his life in slavery in the home of the Rev. Theodorus Jacobs Frelinghuysen in the Raritan River Valley in New Jersey. Gronniosaw was approximately 65 to 70 years old when he died.

The following is the complete text of Gronniosaw's obituary published on October 2, 1775, in the newspaper called Chester Chronicle, or, Commercial Intelligencer:

"On Thursday died, in this city, aged 70, James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince, of Zoara. He left the country in the early part of his life, with a view to acquire proper notions of the Divine Being, and the worship due to Him. He met with many trials and embarrassments, was much afflicted and persecuted. His last moments exhibited that cheerful serenity which, at such a time, is the certain effect of a thorough conviction of the great truths of Christianity. He published a narrative of his life."

Event Type

Life event: Death

Date

28 September 1775

Location of Event

Chester, England

Primary Participant

Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1710-1775)

Participant Details

DETAILS FOR PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS:

*** Ukawsaw Gronniosaw (c. 1710-1775) ***
Role: Deceased Person
Age category: Older Person
Status: Free
Verbatim description from source:
"James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince, of Zoara"

Record Contributor

Jesse Bayker