Baptism of Theodore Augustin, son of Charles Taylor, 1840

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Title

Baptism of Theodore Augustin, son of Charles Taylor, 1840

Subject

Slavery; Baptism; Jesuits-19th century history; Georgetown College

Description

This baptism record from Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown records the baptism of Theodore Augustin, son of Charles Taylor and Mary Boarman, on March 1, 1840. Charles Taylor was enslaved at the college for a number of years. Boarman was a free woman of color. In the baptism record for Theodore, Taylor is described as being "property of the college."

See GSA264 and GSA269 for more information on Taylor.

Creator

Georgetown University Archives

Publisher

Date

1840 -03-01

Contributor

Julia Bernier

Rights

Georgetown University Library

Relation

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Sacramental Record

Identifier

GSA283

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

March.             1 st     Theodore Augustin (cold) son of Charles Taylor property of the College and Mary Boarman his wife (free)

 born in Georgetown D.C. on the 1st of February last.

 

Sponsor Priscilla Shorter free-

                                                            Ph. A. Sacchi

Original Format

Baptism Record

Files

Citation

Georgetown University Archives , “Baptism of Theodore Augustin, son of Charles Taylor, 1840,” Georgetown Slavery Archive, accessed September 15, 2024, https://slaveryarchive.georgetown.edu/items/show/318.

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