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Lemuel

first name
Lemuel
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1786, 1786
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Silliman, Abigail;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

On August 27, 1786, Abigail Silliman, then of Deerfield, Massachusetts, had her "servant" Lemuel baptized. As she had enslaved four other people, it is probably safe to assume that Lemuel was enslaved as well.

Primary Source Entries for Lemuel

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
• Baptizd by Mr Parsons Lemuel Servant to Mrs Silliman First Congregational Church of Deerfield, Massachusetts Single 1786 Aug 27 539

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