Leven (b. 1791) · New Jersey Slavery Records

Leven (b. 1791)

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Identifier: NJS-PER-01964
Given Name: Leven
Birth Date: 1791
Sex: Male
Biographical Description: Leven was a Black man born circa 1791. He had lived for a while in Scipio, Cayuga County, NY, in the Finger Lakes region before being taken to New Jersey where he was enslaved by George Farmer of Belle Vue (around present-day Highland Park, Middlesex County). In 1814, he ran away from George Farmer together with Cato.
Keywords: African descent person
Places: Scipio, New York; Belle Vue, Highland Park (formerly in Piscataway); Piscataway
Enslaved by: George Farmer (1761-1818)
Related Person: Cato (b. 1791)
Record Contributor: Kate Jackson
Linked Events: Primary Participant in:

1814-11-22 Freedom Seeking: Cato, Leven (Role: Runaway)