Cato (b. 1765)

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Identifier
NJS-PER-02773
Given Name
Cato
Birth Date
1765
Sex
Male
Occupation
Agriculture, Forestry, and/or Livestock
Biographical Description
Cato was a Black man born around 1765. He was enslaved by Stephen Haines in Elizabethtown, Essex County, New Jersey (present-day Elizabeth, Union County). Cato was a skilled farmer. He professed the Christian faith and considered himself a Methodist. In November 1799, he ran away from Stephen Haines.
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African descent person
Places
Elizabeth (formerly Elizabethtown)
Enslaved by
Stephen Haines
Record Contributor
Jesse Bayker
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