Cato Beach
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02698
- Given Name
- Cato
- Family Name
- Beach
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Cato was a Black man enslaved by the Rev. Abraham Beach, a minister and Rutgers trustee who had a farm near New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 1817, Cato became a member of the African Association of New Brunswick with permission from his enslaver, and his name was recorded on the membership roll as Cato Beach.
- Keywords
- African descent person
- Rutgers University history
- Places
- New Brunswick
- Organization
- African Association of New Brunswick
- Enslaved by
- Abraham Beach (1740-1828)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Primary Participant in:
- 1817-03-01 Membership or Participation: Cato Beach (Role: Member)
- Resource class
- Agent