Cato (b. ca. 1761)
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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-01314
- Given Name
- Cato
- Birth Date
- 1761
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Cato was a Black man born circa 1761. He was enslaved by Col. Philip Van Horne of Middlebrook, Somerset County, NJ, who died in 1786. He was then enslaved by William M'Kissick of Pluckemin, also in Somerset County, although it is uncertain exactly when and how Cato arrived in M'Kissick's household. In 1794, Cato ran away from William M'Kissick.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1794-04-18 Freedom Seeking: Cato (Role: Runaway)
