Elsy Murray (b. 1798)
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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-01971
- Given Name
- Elsy
- Family Name
- Murray
- Birth Date
- 1798
- Sex
- Female
- Occupation
- Domestic Service
- Biographical Description
- Elsy Murray was a Black woman born circa 1798. She resided in Princeton, NJ, where she was enslaved by Peter Bogart, the steward of the Princeton Theological Seminary. She received some education and could read very well. She was trained as a domestic servant. She ran away from Peter Bogart in 1818 when she was 20 years old and probably went to Piscataway where her brother lived.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Enslaved by
- Peter Bogart
- Record Contributor
- Xandria McKinley
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Primary Participant in:
- 1818-02-13 Freedom Seeking: Elsy Murray (Role: Runaway)
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