#105WELTEVREDEN
(ST: Freerie of Freyrie), koffieplantage aan de Beneden-Commewijne links in het afvaren; grenzend stroomopwaarts aan de koffieplantage Akkerboom, stroomafwaarts aan de plantage Beekenhorst. Eigenaar in 1860 (Almanak) G.H. Lubbe Bakker.
Location
5.8321, -54.8541 · Open in Google Maps · Satellite
History
WELTEVREDEN was a Surinamese plantation in the Beneden-commewijne region.
In 1863, the year of emancipation, 2 enslaved people were registered at WELTEVREDEN. This made it the #212 largest plantation in Suriname (top 2%). 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 Colet.
Automatically composed from primary data (NA Slave Register & plantation records). Manually curated history follows.
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