Celestino Innerarity*

An enslaved boy of color in the household of John Innerarity.

Born December 25, 1817. Race is not recorded.

Baptized 9 August 1818 by Father Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Gertrudis, a mulata woman enslaed in the same household. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). 

FAMILY:

Mother: Gertrudis Innerarity*


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.