1820-05-23 Birth: Harry Dewitt
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See the Sussex County Research Guide for information about related records.
- Identifier
- NJS-EVE-00927
- 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 547-548. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-1Z9J-LW
- Event Description
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Sussex County Births of Enslaved Children microfilm contains the following record:
Child: Harry
Mother: Dine Dewitt
Enslaver of mother and child: Bow Decker
Location: Sussex County (Locality not listed)
Birth date: May 23, 1820
Recorded date: November 29, 1821
Clerk: Green
The place of birth was not specified on the certificate, but Bowdewine Decker was a well-known resident of Wantage, and it can be inferred that the child was born there. - Event Type
- Birth
- Date
- May 23, 1820
- Location of Event
- Wantage
- Primary Participants
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Harry Dewitt (b. 1820)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02248
Role: Child
Age category: Infant
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)Dine Dewitt
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02038
Role: Parent
Age category: Adult
Status: Enslaved
Enslaver(s) of this participant:
- Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Verbatim description from source:
"mother name Dine Dewitt" - Additional Participants
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Bowdewine Decker (1763-1853)
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02037
Role: EnslaverEphraim Green Jr.
Person identifier: NJS-PER-02059
Role: County Clerk - Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias