Benjamin Vincent
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This white person has 2 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02881
- Given Name
- Benjamin
- Family Name
- Vincent
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Transportation
- Biographical Description
- Benjamin Vincent was an enslaver who resided in Paterson, New Jersey, at the turn of the 19th century. He was the owner of the Paterson Stage, a stagecoach company that transported passengers from Paterson to Jersey City and other places in northern New Jersey. He also operated a tavern in Paterson. Additionally, while he resided in Paterson, he was also the owner of a farm in the area of Pequannock, Morris County. By the 1810s, he was residing in Jersey City.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Enslaver of
- Sam (b. 1780)
- References
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Benjamin Vincent's Paterson Stage and tavern advertisement, see "To the Public," Centinel of Freedom (Newark), May 4, 1802, p. 4.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Sources
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Author:
- Slave sale ad for 23-year-old Black man, by Benjamin Vincent (Slave sale ad for 23-year-old Black man, by Benjamin Vincent, "FOR SALE," Centinel of Freedom, February 26, 1799, p. 3.)
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1799-02-25 Advertisement: Black man aged 23 (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)
- 1805-08-19 Freedom Seeking: Sam (Role: Former Enslaver Mentioned)
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