Alexander (b. 1774)
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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-02620
- Given Name
- Alexander
- Birth Date
- 1774
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Alexander was a French-speaking Black man born around 1774 to 1776. He grew up in Saint Domingue (now Haiti). He was enslaved by Jacques Philipe Rossignol de Grandmont, a French planter who fled the island during the Haitian Revolution. Alexander was brought to Trenton, New Jersey, when Grandmont relocated there in the 1790s. In 1804, Alexander was living and working in the household of Andrew S. Hunter of Flemington, Hunterton County, likely hired out to Hunter by Grandmont. Alexander ran away from Hunter's house in July 1804 and was pursued by Hunter and Grandmont. Prior to Alexander's escape from Hunter's house, three other people ran away from Grandmont's household in Trenton, and it is possible that their escapes (or their assistance) influenced Alexander's decision to run away.
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- African descent person
- Francophone
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
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Primary Participant in:
- 1804-07-23 Freedom Seeking: Alexander (Role: Runaway)
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