Staten Island, New York
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00158
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Island or Archipelago
- Located In
- New York City, New York
- Description
- Staten Island is the southernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County. It is located across Arthur Kill from New Jersey. It became part of New York City in 1898. Prior to 1898, Richmond County was made up of several separate municipalities, some of which had roots in colonial era villages established by Dutch and English settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Locality
- Staten Island
- County (Modern)
- Richmond County
- State or Province
- New York
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 40.571944
- Longitude
- -74.146944
- Record Contributor
- Xandria McKinley
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Places located in Staten Island, New York:
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Persons of African descent linked to Staten Island, New York:
- Caesar (b. 1755)
- Name Unrecorded - Male (b. 1787) {African man}
- Nell (b. 1778) {aka Bets}
- Sam (b. 1775)
White persons linked to Staten Island, New York:
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Event location is Staten Island, New York:
- 1793-01-04 Freedom Seeking: Sam
- 1805-06-22 Freedom Seeking: Name Unrecorded - Male
- 1810-05-27 Freedom Seeking: Nell
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