Onesimus

first name
Onesimus
last name
gender
male
birth, death year
-- , --
first, last year in records
1766, 1766
confidence level
confirmed identity
freed status (year freed)
enslaved
enslaver(s)
Williams, Elijah;
location(s)
Deerfield, MA  
place of origin

Bio

Onesimus was one of at least three people enslaved by Elijah Williams of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Williams had him baptized in 1766.

Primary Source Entries for Onesimus

Entry Source Vol Name Date entry id
"Baptized Onesimus Negro Servant to Major Williams." First Church of Deerfield [MA] Single 1766 Oct 19 1017

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