Morris County Underground Railroad
November 18, 2011
FREEDOM TRAIL Boxwood Hall, Florham Park, and the Sayre House, Madison, were owned by noted…
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Read moreList of Colonial Governors of N.J.
November 18, 2011
This is a list of governors of the Province of New Jersey, including the…
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John Dumont Story Somerset, New Jersey (1741)
November 18, 2011
John Dumont lived in Raritan Landing, he had a big farm of 650 acres…
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Jean Blair (1700) Somerset, NJ
November 18, 2011
She did not have any children, but there was plenty of work to do and…
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Read moreJacob Green Morris County, NJ
November 18, 2011
Jacob Green and the Slavery Debate in Revolutionary Morris County, New Jersey AND THE SLAVERY…
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Read moreHistory of Essex County, NJ
November 17, 2011
Written by: Essex County, 2011 The recorded history of Essex County begins in 1666, when…
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Read moreDolly Cooper Basking Ridge, NJ (1776-1864)
November 17, 2011
Dolly Cooper, who had been an 18 year old servant at the widow Whites Tavern…
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Read moreDinah Dean (slave) Story of South Brunswick, NJ (1795-1850)
November 17, 2011
Rutgers University, Alexander Library Dinah Dean a slave from the household of Aaron and Charity…
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Read moreBlacks on the Mountain
November 17, 2011
SILVIA AND ELIZABETH 1883 It was not until 1821 that New Jersey passed the first…
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Read moreBill (slave) Story Runaway African American
November 17, 2011
He was a good baker so he knew he could get work some where else,…
