Ambo Harris
- Name
- Ambo Harris
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00015
- Given Name
- Ambo
- Family Name
- Harris
- Sex
- Female
- Description
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Ambo was a woman of African descent enslaved by John Neilson in New Brunswick, NJ. Her exact date of birth is unknown, but she was likely born in the 1790s.
She married an enslaved man named Mark Harris in 1811 and gave birth to four children between 1812 and 1818: Clara, Ann, Eliza, and Mark Jr. In 1822, Ambo was manumitted by John Neilson and became a free woman. - Spouse of
- Mark Harris Sr. (b. 1791)
- Parent of
- Clara Harris (b. 1812)
- Ann Harris (b. 1814)
- Eliza Harris (b. 1816)
- Mark Harris Jr. (b. 1818)
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/1232
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Enslaver
-
John Neilson (1745-1833)
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
Linked resources
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