Category: American Colonization Society

Categories: African-American Family History


American Colonization Society (ACS), originally known as the Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America until 1837, was founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to encourage and support the migration of free Black Americans to the continent of Africa.

See: American Colonization Society for more information.

This category may contain subcategories for the ship voyages in which Black Americans were sent to Africa as well as profiles for members of the society.

This category is managed by the US Black Heritage Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and US Black Heritage.

Subcategories (18)


Pages (51)


Person Profiles (108)

A

abt 1780 New York, United States - aft 1821
abt 1791 New York, United States - abt 1822
abt 1821 New York, United States - abt 1822
abt 1790 New York, United States - abt 1821
abt 1815 Kentucky, United States
21 Apr 1794 Champlain, Clinton, New York, USA - 25 Aug 1828 photo
abt 1790 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1820
abt 1816 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1820

B

abt 1803 Virginia, United States - abt 1831
09 Nov 1852 Mason, Kentucky, United States
03 Jul 1850 Mason, Kentucky, United States
16 Mar 1855 Mason, Kentucky, United States
abt 1830 Bryan, Georgia, United States
abt 1792 Bryan, Georgia, United States
abt 1799 New York, United States - aft 1821
1790 New York, United States - 1820
abt 1787 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
abt 1770 Province of Georgia
abt 1811 Virginia, United States - abt 1821
abt 1785 Virginia, United States
abt 1771 Virginia - abt 1824
abt 1796 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - abt 1870
abt 1850 Virginia, United States
abt 1846 Virginia, United States
abt 1848 Virginia, United States
abt 1820 Virginia, United States
abt 1818 Virginia, United States
abt Jul 1853 Fairfax, Virginia, United States
abt 1754 Washington, Washington County - abt 1824
abt 1794 Washington D.C., United States - abt 1834
abt 1801 New York, United States - abt 1820
abt 1805 New York, United States - abt 1824

C

abt 1798 New York, United States - abt 1821
abt 1780 New York, United States - abt 1824
abt 1795 New York, United States - abt 1820
abt 1819 New York, United States
abt 1775 New York Colony

C cont.

abt 1815 New York, United States
abt 1801 New York, United States
abt 1818 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
abt 1819 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
abt 1793 West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
abt 1798 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1822
abt 1806 Virginia, United States
abt 1811 Virginia, United States - abt 1833
abt 1804 Virginia, United States
abt 1780 Charles City County, Virginia, United States - 10 Nov 1828 photo
abt 1809 Virginia, United States - abt 1836
abt 1829 Monrovia, Montserrado, Liberia
abt 1801 Virginia, United States - 1821
12 Apr 1777 Hanover County, Virginia, United States - 29 Jun 1852 photo
abt 1785 Maryland, United States - aft 1822
25 Dec 1785 Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA - 1833 photo

D

abt 1785 Virginia, United States - abt 1830

E

abt 1795 Georgia, United States - abt 1831

F

abt 1772 Princeton, New Jersey - 03 Nov 1817
11 May 1826 Rutland, Vermont, United States - abt 26 May 1889 photo

G

abt 1807 Bryan, Georgia, United States - 1835
abt 1828 Bryan, Georgia, United States - 1841
abt 1791 Natchez, Mississippi photo

J

1787 New York, United States - 23 Apr 1849

K

abt 1790 Virginia, United States - 1839
abt 1787 Virginia, United States - abt 1827
abt 1818 Virginia, United States - 1825
01 Aug 1779 Terra Rubra Plantation, Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 11 Jan 1843 photo

L

1817 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - aft 1843
1811 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - 1876 photo
1815 Petersburg, Virginia, United States - abt 1843
abt 1819 Frederick County, Maryland, United States - 22 Sep 1857

M

1746 Africa - 1826
01 Jul 1791 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 17 Sep 1846 photo
21 Apr 1783 Torringford, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 16 Jun 1818
24 Feb 1796 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States - 12 Jan 1862

M cont.

08 Aug 1778 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 19 Apr 1842

R

15 Mar 1809 Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 24 Feb 1876 photo

S

1828 Bryan, Georgia, United States
abt 1822 Bryan, Georgia, United States
1810 Bryan, Georgia, United States
abt 1810 Bryan, Georgia, United States - abt 1839
abt 1819 Bryan, Georgia, United States
1832 Bryan, Georgia, United States
17 Jan 1759 Cuttyhunk, Gosnold, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 07 Sep 1817 photo
abt 1852 Maryland, United States
abt 1845 Maryland, United States
abt 1843 Maryland, United States
abt 1849 Maryland, United States
abt 1839 Maryland, United States
abt 1811 Maryland, United States
abt 1837 Maryland, United States
abt 1842 Maryland, United States

U

abt 1814 Maryland, United States
abt 1791 Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1820
abt 1793 Virginia, United States
abt 1791 Maryland, United States - abt 1822
abt 1795 New York, United States - abt 1839
abt 1795 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - abt 1820
abt 1818 Maryland, United States

W

abt 1790 - bef Nov 1841
05 Jun 1762 Bushfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia - 26 Nov 1829 photo
abt 1795 Virginia, United States - abt 1827
abt 1794 Virginia, United States - 27 Feb 1852
abt 1845 Maryland, United States
abt 1853 Maryland, United States
abt 1786 Maryland, United States
abt 1850 Maryland, United States
abt 1847 Maryland, United States
abt 1838 Maryland, United States
abt 1843 Maryland, United States




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