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===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*'''1817-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for Grenada)], index and images. | *'''1817-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for Grenada)], index and images. | ||
*'''1737-1845''' [https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/grenada-plantation-records#/?tab=navigation&scroll=36 Grenada Plantation Records 1737-1845] includes some inventories of slaves (last dated 1834, when slavery was outlawed) include information about illness, cause of death, first names, ages, and sometimes country of origin, color and conspicuous marks (such as amputations) and scars. [https://grenadanationalarchives.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/grenada-heritage-plantation-records-1737-1845-in-detail/ Details about the collection] | |||
[[Category:Grenada]] | [[Category:Grenada]] | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
*French settlement and colonization began in 1649 and continued for the next century. In 1649, a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique founded a permanent settlement on Grenada. The economy was initially based on sugar cane and indigo, worked by African slaves.[ | *French settlement and colonization began in 1649 and continued for the next century. In 1649, a French expedition of 203 men from Martinique founded a permanent settlement on Grenada. The economy was initially based on sugar cane and indigo, worked by African slaves.[ | ||