Cyrus

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Identifier
NJS-PER-01081
Given Name
Cyrus
Alternate Name
Cirus
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Cyrus (or Cirus) was an enslaved man who lived in New Jersey in the early 19th century. He had a son named Elias with an enslaved woman named Peggy. In 1811, his enslaver John Bergen of South Brunswick, sold Cyrus, Peggy, and infant Elias to Peter Kean of Ursino, Union Township (who was acting as an agent for Susan Ursin Niemcewicz).
Keywords
African descent person
Places
South Brunswick
Enslaved by
John I. Bergen
Parent of
Elias (b. ca. 1811) {son of Cyrus and Peggy}
Spouse of
Peggy
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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Resource class
Agent