Isaac Southard (1783-1850)
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This white person has 14 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-03397
- Given Name
- Isaac
- Family Name
- Southard
- Birth Date
- 1783
- Death Date
- 1850
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
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Isaac Southard was a politician from Somerset County. He was born in Baskin Ridge in 1783 and lived for a part of his life in Somerville. He held a range of public offices in Somerset County and served as a U.S. Congressman in 1831-1833.
In the 1820s, he served as the Somerset County Clerk. In this role, he was responsible for recording Black people's births and manumissions in the county. - Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Child of
- Henry Southard (1747-1842)
- References
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"SOUTHARD, Isaac," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000686.
This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6710916/isaac-southard - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-11-09 Birth: Rachel (Role: County Clerk)
- 1807-11-09 Birth: Jane (Role: County Clerk)
- 1809-11-06 Birth: George (Role: County Clerk)
- 1812-01-28 Birth: Arch (Role: County Clerk)
- 1812-08-25 Birth: Dick (Role: County Clerk)
- 1816-01-03 Birth: Joseph (Role: County Clerk)
- 1818-06-20 Birth: Lewis (Role: County Clerk)
- 1823-01-01 Birth: Samuel (Role: County Clerk)
- 1823-04-21 Manumission: Caesar (Role: County Clerk)
- 1823-12-13 Manumission: Thomas Jewell (Role: County Clerk)
- 1827-01-19 Birth: Caroline (Role: County Clerk)
- 1829-07-20 Manumission: Cate (Role: County Clerk)
- 1829-07-20 Manumission: Hannibal Simpson (Role: County Clerk)
- 1830-04-16 Manumission: Matilda Stockton Thomas (Role: County Clerk)
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