On the 31st of January 1809, Thomas DINZEY, a Saban-born merchant living in Gustavia (a brother of Richard DINZEY) addresses a petition to the Governor of Saint-Bartholomew. He writes his letter as a joint guardian, along with Mathew WINFIELD (another… Lire la suite ›
La vie de tous les jours au travers d’une affaire de vol de poules à Lorient en 1859. Les textes sont intégralement recopiés tels quels. La justice Suèdoise est tout de même un peu particulière … Le 9 janvier 1859… Lire la suite ›
Le 30 avril 1861, Saint Preux DUZANT écrit une pétition au Gouverneur ULRICH. « Que, étant engagé pour se marier avec la demoiselle Emelie MORON, le consentement de l’un et de l’autre, les parties furent chez Mr le Curé LECOUTURIER pour… Lire la suite ›
On the 9th of October 1847, the day slavery was abolished on Saint-Barth, some of the newly emancipated men wrote a letter to the island’s Governor James Haarlef HAASUM to thank him » for the freedom purchased for us « …. Lire la suite ›
Below, a sample of crew rolls with Sabans names on ships calling Gustavia between 1834 and 1860. Schooner « Duke of Skåne » belonging to the company « HADDOCKS & DINZEY« , 7th May 1834 A total of 8 crew, including 3 slaves belonging… Lire la suite ›
L’histoire ci-dessous se passe à Gustavia en 1821. Elle est violente, non seulement car des hommes se battent au sabre, mais aussi et surtout, car elle montre les tensions entre les blancs et les noirs libres. Elle nous parle aussi… Lire la suite ›
Robertina DINZEY, wife of Carl Johan RIDDERHYERTA, passed away on the 5th of June 1851 in Gustavia. An inventory of her belongings for the succession is done right away and finished at the end of december the same year. In… Lire la suite ›
Eliza PETERSEN, wife of Sir Richard DINZEY, died on the 08th of December 1886 in Gustavia. She was born in Sint-Eustatius on the 21st of April 1802. Below is the list of her properties prepared by her her son Richard Burton… Lire la suite ›
Richard DINZEY and Eliza PETERSEN had 8 children born in Gustavia, on the island of Saint-Barthelemy, here are their baptisms. Thomas DINZEY, born on the 16th of March 1825, he was baptized on the 11th of April of the same… Lire la suite ›
Eliza PETERSEN was born in Statia on the 21st of April 1802 from Peter PETERSEN and Susanna Heyliger MITCHELL. Her baptism took place on the 06th of August 1807 on the same island. Amongst the sponsors, we can notice John… Lire la suite ›
The Saint-Barth Islander 