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Beneden-saramacca

#191LA POULE

11
registered enslaved persons
1
family names

Koffieplantage aan de Saramacca links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de houtgrond Rachelshoop, stroomafwaarts aan de koffie- en cacaoplantage Johannes-Hoop. Deze plantage had geen eigen slaven. De eigenaar van de grond was Joseph Nicolaas Thijm uit Paramaribo. Garsdorf Neusberg Tems Walstein Westdal 192 MONITOR 1 slaaf (ST: Dri-Aranyu), koffieplantage aan de Saramacca links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffie- en cacaoplantage Johannes Hoop, stroomafwaarts aan de koffie- en cacaoplantage De Goede Hoop. Eigenaar George Johannes Halfhide.

Location

5.8155, -55.8018 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite

History

LA POULE was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-saramacca region.

In 1863, the year of emancipation, 11 enslaved people were registered at LA POULE. This made it the #185 largest plantation in Suriname (top 15%). 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 Donald.

Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.

In-depth context

Size in 1863
LA POULE registered 11 enslaved people in 1863. That places the plantation at ##185 of 216 known plantations — larger than 15% of all plantations in our database.
Regional context
The Beneden-saramacca region contains 14 plantations with 1,727 registered people in total (average 123 per plantation). Within this region this plantation ranks #13 by size.
Most common surnames on this plantation

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