Caesar

first name
Caesar
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1750, 1753
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Hinsdale, Ebenezer;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Caesar lived in Deerfield, Massachusetts and was enslaved by Col. Ebenezer Hinsdale. He fought in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). (Sheldon, George, History of Deerfield, Vol. II, pg. 894) In 1750, Hinsdale had a pair of shoes made for him and in 1753, Caesar purchased a pair of shoe buckles from storekeeper Elijah Williams.

 

 

Primary Source Entries for Caesar

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
Corll Hinsdell Dr to making Cesars Shoes 0-2-8 Ebenezer Arms Day Book 1750 Dec 10 134
Cesar Col. Hinsdale Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 2 1746 1839
Cesar Col o Hinsdells negro Dr to a pair of Shoe buckels 11 Elijah Williams Account Book Volume 2 1753 Oct 31 1849
Cesar Hinsdell Dr to a pair of shoe Buckles /11d Elijah Williams Day Book Oct 22, 1753 - Dec 25, 1754; Volume 4 1753 Oct 31 219
African Americans in Deerfield who Served in the French and Indian War/s Sheldon, George. History of Deerfield Single 1753 1571

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