1826-10-15 Birth: Happy
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00834
- Source
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Sussex County Births of Slaves, c. 1801-1835
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Microfilm: Sussex County, NJ, Births of Slaves, 1801-1835. Available on FamilySearch.org, Image Group 004541260. Images 357-358. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9K-4D
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Happy
Mother: Peggy
Enslaver of mother and child: E. V. Auken
Location: Sussex County (locality not specified)
Birth date: 15 October 1826
Recorded date: 14 May 1827
Clerk: Chandler
The locality was not specified on this birth certificate; however, other county documents indicate that the enslaver lived in Newton, thus it may be inferred that the child was born in Newton. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- October 15, 1826
- Location of Event
- Newton (Sussex County)
- Primary Participants
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Happy (b. 1826) {daughter of Peggy}
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02046
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Everett Van Auken
Verbatim description from source:
"black girl"Peggy (b. 1810)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02205
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Everett Van Auken
Verbatim description from source:
"Black woman of mine named Peggy" - Additional Participants
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Everett Van Auken
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02203
Role: EnslaverDavid D. Chandler
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02041
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker