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VASSA Gustavus

VASSA Gustavus

Male 1745 - 1797  (52 years)

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  • Name VASSA Gustavus 
    Birth 1745  Essaka, Eboe, Benin, Edo State, Nigeria Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Olaudah Equiano 
    FACT Igbo 
    Occupation Explorer ,writer, merchant, abolitionist 
    Individual ID 20F8E33660FC46A9AC42CFC42283D8C43E12 
    Death 31 Mar 1797  Paddington Street, Middlesex, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I470  Igbo Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2015 

    Family CULLEN Susannah
              b. 17 Jan 1762, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Feb 1796, Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 07 Apr 1792  Soham, Cambridge, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID B64AB292AC3F4AAFB183FB2B1F717A9C28E1 
    Children 
     1. VASSA Joanna
              b. 03 Feb 1795  
              d. 17 Jul 1857 (Age 62 years)
     2. VASSA Anna Maria
              b. 17 Jul 1793  
              d. 08 Oct 1797 (Age 4 years)
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2015 

  • Photos
    Jacob Olaudah Equiano 2    		Jacob Olaudah Equiano 2
    Jacob Olaudah Equiano 1    		Jacob Olaudah Equiano 1
    Equiano, Olaudah (1789)    		Equiano, Olaudah (1789)

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Equiano, Olaudah (1789), OE, (The African).


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