#110MON SORT
Koffieplantage aan de Co ttica links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Nieuw-Mocha, stroomafwaarts aan de koffieplantage De Vrede. Eigenaar Fonds van eigendom onder Fraissinet en Van Baak (Nederland). Tot deze fonds van negotie behoren de plantages Monsort, Le Contentement en De Vier Kinderen. Aalster Bilkerdijk Dek, van Dorder Jasbrui
Location
5.5382, -54.4396 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
MON SORT was a Surinamese plantation in the Boven-cottica region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 133 enslaved people were registered at MON SORT. This made it the #86 largest plantation in Suriname (top 61%). 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 Lautoe, Listan, Palmburg, Roodhuis, Rosedal. Surnames from MON SORT also appear on related plantations such as ROOZENBURG, suggesting historical movement of enslaved people between estates.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
In-depth context
These surnames also appear on other plantations — a possible sign of kinship or relocation of people.
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