The Database for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel

Joseph A Titcomb


Status (enslaved, free or both): free

Town: Kennebunkport

Known dates: 1900

The 1900 Census for Kennebunkport lists Joseph Titcomb as 65, occ: Capitalist, POB: MA, residing with his wife Frances, age 61, daughter Elizabeth, age 22, and a boarder, Dr. Julia C. Leon, Black, F, 72, single, POB: Cuba

Since she was born in Cuba circa 1828, and slavery did not end there until 1886, Dr. Leon may have been enslaved in her youth.

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1900 US Census for Kennebunkport


Joseph Titcomb - 1900 Kennebunkport census

Joseph Titcomb had a 'Black' doctor, Julia Leon, residing with him

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