1814-03-09 Birth: Catharine
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00182
- Source
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Birth record for Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by Andrew Bray
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Birth record for Catharine, daughter of Hannah, reported by Andrew Bray, October 25, 1814. Archival location: New Jersey State Archives, Department of State. Hunterdon County Birth Certificates of Children of Slaves, 1804-1835 (CHNCL004).
- Event Description
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Catharine was born on March 9, 1814, in Hunterdon County. Her mother was an enslaved woman named Hannah, whose enslaver was Andrew Bray. Andrew Bray reported the birth to the County Clerk on October 25, 1814.
Under the Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, Catharine would be considered a slave for a term; she would be emancipated when she reached age 21. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- March 9, 1814
- Location of Event
- Hunterdon County
- Primary Participants
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Catharine (b. 1814) {daughter of Hannah}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00626
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Andrew Bray
Verbatim description from source:
"female child"Hannah
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00627
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Andrew Bray
Verbatim description from source:
"negro slave named Hannah" - Additional Participants
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Andrew Bray
Person identifier: NJS-PER-00628
Role: Enslaver - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker