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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-01978

Given Name

Merch

Birth Date

1781

Sex

Male

Occupation

Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock

Biographical Description

Merch was a Black man from Maryland, born circa 1781. He was accustomed to working as a farmer. He was brought to New Jersey where he was enslaved by George Farmer, who was associated with New Brunswick and Piscataway (where he had an estate called Belle Vue around the present-day area of Highland Park) in Middlesex County. He ran away from George Farmer in 1804.

Keywords

African descent person

Places

Maryland

Belle Vue, Highland Park (formerly in Piscataway)

New Brunswick

Piscataway

Enslaved by

George Farmer (1761-1818)

Related Person

Name Unrecorded - Male {Farmer household}

Record Contributor

Kate Jackson

Linked Events

Primary Participant in:

• 1804-07-08 Freedom Seeking: Merch, Name Unrecorded - Male (Role: Runaway)