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Paris
Also Known As
Perth
Place
Grange Hill plantation, St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey, Jamaica
Epithet
Enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
Dates
fl c1740s-1777
Gender Identity
Male
Cultural Heritage
African descent
Biography
Paris, also known as Perth, was a man of African descent who was enslaved at the Grange Hill plantation in Jamaica. Malcolm Laing bought Paris from William Gray in 1769 and sent him to Grange Hill. He was recorded there in 1771 and 1777; in 1771 he was working in the fields.
Authorised Form of Name
Paris (fl c1740s-1777); enslaved plantation worker on the Grange Hill plantation, Jamaica
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