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James Weeks (died 28 May 1864[1]) was a free African-American dockworker from Virginia who founded the historic neighbourhood of Weeksville in Brooklyn, New York City in 1838, 11 years after the final abolition of slavery in New York State.[2] He was also a descendant of the Templar Jack Weeks active during the Seven Years' War, details of his relation to Jack and his founding of Weeksville was included in a 2014 database entry of Jack Weeks created for the viewing of an Abstergo Entertainment Helix research analyst.[3]

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  1. ↑ Death certificate for James Weeks. African American Communities. Retrieved on 3 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Weeksville on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – Database: Jack Weeks
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