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Name | Peter Adams [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | ||||
Enslaved | 1809
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA [10]
– Enslaved by the George Fielding Calmes Family until 1862 | ||||
Born | 1810
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Gender | Male | ||||
Race | Black [9] | ||||
Residence | 1862
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
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Self-Emancipated/ Escaped Slave/ Runaway | 27 Jun 1862
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA [10]
– Escaped by leave of General Geary's army went north to Greencastle, remained there a few weeks, left for Chambersburg, next for Carlisle, and then to Harrisburg." | ||||
Residence | 1865
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA [3]
– Relation to Head of House: Head | ||||
Residence | 1870
Stonewall, Frederick, Virginia, USA [9]
– 58 Age: 58; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; PersonalEstateValue: 300; RealEstateValue: 700; Farmer Occupation: Farmer | ||||
Died | 1883
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Probate | 7 Jul 1883
Chemung, New York, USA [4]
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Residence | Abt 1885
Veteran, Chemung, New York, USA [2]
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Probate | 18 May 1885
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Probate | 6 Jul 1885
Chemung, New York, USA [7]
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Person ID | I4746
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | |
Family | Margaret Bower (Age 84 years) b. 1810, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1894, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) | |||||||||||||||||
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Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F1573
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