#61BLEYENHOOP
Houtgrond aan de oostzijde van het Pad-van-Wanica [dat is ter rechterzijde, gaande naar Poelepantjesbrug]; grenzend zuid aan de kostgrond van Ephraïmszegen en noord aan de suikerplantage Beekhuizen. In 1860 (Almanak) was de eigenaar C.H. Boschman.
Location
5.6922, -55.1910 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
BLEYENHOOP was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-para region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 3 enslaved people were registered at BLEYENHOOP. This made it the #207 largest plantation in Suriname (top 5%). Their descendants — who in 1863 received a family name for the first time — are spread across the Caribbean and the global diaspora today.
Family names that frequently occur on this plantation include Blij.
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