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Jonas

c. 1759–1819Enslaved

Names of enslaved people are given as in the sources; often the enslaver chose that name.

Life

  1. 1819
    Died
    [1]
  2. 1819
    Enslaved caretaker of the Couperus-Cranssen children on the voyage from Batavia to the Netherlands; jumped overboard along the way
    [1]

Family and ties

Ties
Household: enslaved children's carer (1819), with Petrus Theodorus Couperus