Florah (b. ca. 1795) {mother of Susan}
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
This person was a victim of a notorious slave trading ring in New Jersey. To learn more about the scheme, see our guide to the Van Wickle Slave Trading Ring.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00671
- Given Name
- Florah
- Alternate Name
- Flora
- Birth Date
- 1795
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Florah was one of the victims of Jacob Van Wickle's slave trading ring in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in 1818. The legal documents related to the removal of Florah from the state of New Jersey to Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, suggest that she was born around 1795 and was aged 23 at the time of the events in 1818. Florah left the state with her 7-month-old daughter Susan.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Van Wickle victims
- trafficked South
- Parent of
- Susan (b. 1817) {daughter of Flora}
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1818-02-26 Removal Registration: Florah, Susan (Role: Relocated Person)
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