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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. Wells later enslaved a young girl named Lucy Terry. In 1734, Caesar and Lucy were baptized and in 1736, he was admitted to church membership. Caesar had an account at Elijah Williams' store, where, in 1745, he purchased a knife and shoe buckles and paid with 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
• to a knife Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 12 2157
• Octr 12 52 to a pair of shoe buckels Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 12 2156
• to cash ye other ways charged Cesar is to Cash Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 Oct 2158
• Cesar Cr by 1/2 fox------ 1 0 4 0 Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 1 1745 2160
• pompey Servant to Justice Jonathan Wells, Adam and Peter Servants to Justice Thomas Wells, & Cesar 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 upon his account. First Congregational Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts Single 1734 Jun 15 313
• Caesar Servant to Ebenzr Wells First Congregational Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts Single 1736 Feb 27 308

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