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Phoebe Simmons in the Town History of Surry Phebe Simmons is referenced in the History of the town of Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Phoebe served the family of Simon Baxter for 5 generations; was included in the dowery of Baxter daughter Margaret. Phoebe was given a lump sum and pension ; she became a boarder of Charles Robinson in Keene until her death in 1886.
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Richard and Lucinda Suglin in A sketch of Keene, the gem of the Ashuelot Valley
Entry in the Sketch of Keene's Reminices and Sketches of Keene People for the Suglin Family
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Roxanna Plantain in the History of Cheshire and Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire
In 1886, William Briggs contributed the names of everyone buried in the Washington Cemetery to the County History. He records, "No.362.--Roxanna Plantain, died June 26, 1843, aged 46. [she was colored and once a slave]"
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Servant, name not listed in A history of the town of Keene by Simon Goodell Griffin
A servant, whose name is not given, travels with General John Sullivan, the then attorney general of New Hampshire, to Keene
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Hamilton in A history of the town of Keene by Simon Goodell Griffin
Hamilton, a Black man, had been arrested for the murder of Alvin C. Foster but was not tried
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An enslaved girl and boy in Keene, 1781-1782, in A history of the town of Keene by Simon Goodell Griffin
Two enslaved individuals, a girl and a boy, were mentioned in the New Hampshire Gazette in Keene in 1781 and 1782
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A history of the town of Keene by Simon Goodell Griffin: 1773 Census
The 1773 census for Keene, ordered by Governor Wentworth, lists one enslaved male
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Cyrus Palmer in A history of the town of Keene by Simon Goodell Griffin
Cyrus Palmer is considered the first veterinarian on record in Keene
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RBH Report Keene for Mary E Stone (Race Unconfirmed)
Recovering Black History report compiled by volunteers from Keene for Mary E Stone (Race Unconfirmed)