Deyaun (b. 1806)
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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-00816
- Given Name
- Deyaun
- Birth Date
- September 4, 1806
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Deyaun was born in 1806, the child of a woman enslaved by Jacob Van Deventer Sr. of Piscataway, NJ. 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
- Piscataway
- Enslaved by
- Jacob Van Deventer Sr.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
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Primary Participant in:
- 1806-09-04 Birth: Deyaun (Role: Child)
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