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Caesar

first name
Caesar
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1734, --
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Wells, Ebenezer;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Caesar was enslaved by Ebenezer Wells of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Some time after Wells acquired Caesar, he enslaved a young girl named Lucy Terry. In 1734, Caesar and Lucy were baptized and in 1736, he was taken into the church. Caesar had an account at Elijah Williams' store, where, in 1745, he purchased a knife and shoe buckles and paid with half a fox skin.

Primary Source Entries for Caesar

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• Ens. Wells Dr to Extract 1 Tooth for Cesar 4/ Dr. Thomas Williams Day Book Volume 1 1748 May 1 106
• Cesar Ens Wells Negro Dr to a knife Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 2157
• Cesar Ens Wells Negro Dr to a pair of shoe buckels Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 2156
• Cesar Ens Wells Negro Dr to cash Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 2158
• Cesar Cr by 1/2 fox Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 2160
• "Pompey Servant to Justic Jonathan Wells, Adam and Peter Servants to Justice Thomas Wells, & Casar Servant to Ebenezer Wells assented to the articles of ye xtian faith Entered into Covenant and were Baptized. & Lusy Servant to Ebenezer Wells was Baptized First Church of Deerfield [MA] Single 1734 Jun 15 313
• Caesar Servant to Ebenzr Wells First Church of Deerfield [MA] Single 1736 Feb 27 308

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