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== Dutch Colonization (1616-1796) == | == Dutch Colonization (1616-1796) == | ||
In 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana. In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands and then the British declared war on France. The British sent forces to occupy Dutch colonies in Guyana in 1796. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Guyana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Guyana#Early_colonisation, accessed 5 November 2020.</ref> | In 1616 the Dutch established the first European settlement in the area of Guyana. In 1795 the French occupied the Netherlands and then the British declared war on France. The British sent forces to occupy Dutch colonies in Guyana in 1796. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Guyana," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Guyana#Early_colonisation, accessed 5 November 2020.</ref> | ||
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|Residents of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequebo | |Residents of Berbice, Demerara, and Essequebo | ||
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|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry ($) - index | |[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry ($) - index & images | ||
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|Slave registers | |Slave registers | ||
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