Bazabeel Norman
Bazabeel Norman | |
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Born |
Frederick, Maryland | July 12, 1760
Died |
July 17, 1830 70) Roxbury Township, Ohio | (aged
Nationality | American |
Other names | Bazael, Bazil, Basil |
Occupation | soldier |
Spouse(s) | Fortune Stevens |
Children | Rebecca, Aquilla, Bazael, James, Joseph |
Bazabeel Norman, also known variously as Basil, Bazil and Bazael, among other variants, was a free mulatto (biracial) Revolutionary War soldier, serving in the 7th Maryland Regiment under the command of Colonel John Gunby from 6 June 1778 and until 31 July 1783.[1] His mother was a mulatto indentured servant of British and African ancestry named Jane.[2] Bazabeel also served an indenture until age twenty-one but was never enslaved, nor were his descendants. He was the second black landowner in the state of Ohio.[3] His direct descendent Major Henry A. Norman was a Tuskegee Airman who fought in World War II.[4]
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