Anthony Rich

first name: Anthony
last name: Rich
gender: male
birth, death year: circa 1771 , circa 1837
first, last year in records: --, --
confidence level: confirmed identity
freed status (year freed): enslaved, then free
enslaver(s)
location(s): Amherst, MA
place of origin: Africa

Bio

Anthony was captured from his home in Africa and enslaved. He gained his freedom and was living in Amherst, Massachusetts by 1833, when he married Louisa Jackson. He was declared a pauper in 1836.

Sources Consulted
History of the Black Population of Amherst, Massachusetts, James Avery Smith, 1999, p. 111