Ben (b. 1787)
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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-02453
- Given Name
- Ben
- Birth Date
- 1787
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Ben was a man of African descent born circa 1787. He was enslaved by Elijah Blackwell of Princeton, NJ, and evidently, there was an agreement that Ben would serve Blackwell until spring 1822 (when Ben would be about 35 years old). In November 1811, Ben ran away from Blackwell together with a young Black man named Aaron and a white woman (whose name is not known) and the woman's child (who was described by Blackwell as a "mulatto child"). The runaway ad published by Elijah Blackwell described Ben as "a mulatto, rather white" and a "great professor of religion."
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Places
- Princeton
- Enslaved by
- Elijah Blackwell (1775-1855)
- Related Person
- Aaron (b. 1792)
- Record Contributor
- Indy Davis
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1811-11-01 Freedom Seeking: Ben, Aaron (Role: Runaway)
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