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Name | John Battis [1, 2] | ||||
Born | 8 Jan 1761
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA [1]
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Gender | Male | ||||
Arrival | 1812
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
– Birth Year 1762 Birth Place New Orleans Declaration Date 4 Dec 1812 Declaration Port Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age 50 Residence Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Witness Name John Francis Dimond Archive Publication M1880 Archive Roll 16 | ||||
Occupation | 1812 [2]
– Seaman | ||||
Occupation | 1814
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
– Chimney Sweeper | ||||
Possessions | 1814
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
– John Battis, described as a "colored boy" Chimney Sweeper, owns property in Black neighborhood called Colerain in 1814. | ||||
Died | 8 Jan 1849
Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
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Buried |
201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
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Person ID | I2968
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5 Mar 2022 | |
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