Levi Brown (b. ca. 1781)
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This person of African descent has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01954
- Given Name
- Levi
- Family Name
- Brown
- Birth Date
- 1781
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
- Biographical Description
- Levi Brown was a Black man born circa 1781. He escaped from his enslaver in Pennsylvania in 1800 (or earlier) and ran to Middlesex County, NJ, where he was eventually apprehended. The name of his enslaver is uncertain. He was accustomed to working on a farm.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1800-12 Freedom Seeking: Levi Brown (Role: Runaway)
- 1801-01-01 Jailing: Matthew Fairfax, Levi Brown (Role: Jailed Person)
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