Johannah (b. 1805)
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This person of African descent has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00786
- Given Name
- Johannah
- Birth Date
- February 15, 1805
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Johannah was born in 1805, the child of a woman enslaved by Mary Ellis of Middlesex County, NJ. Her mother's name was not listed on her birth certificate. Under the provisions of New Jersey's Gradual Abolition Act of 1804, she was considered a slave for a term of 21 years and would become eligible for emancipation upon reaching that age.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Middlesex County
- Enslaved by
- Mary Ellis
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1805-02-15 Birth: Johannah (Role: Child)
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