A free boy of color in Pensacola, Florida.
Born 18 February 1817. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 16 June 1817 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Eulalia (spelled “Olalla” by Fr. Coleman) Guillet, a free mulata woman. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). Sponsors were Don Tomas Commyns and Maria Vellon, a free woman of color.
FAMILY:
Mother: Eulalia Guillet
SOURCES:
Records of St. Michael’s Parish, Pensacola, FL, Book III: Baptisms of People of Color, 1817 – 1882. University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center. 22 SEP 2021.