Elijah Voorhees
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This white person has 3 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00043
- Given Name
- Elijah
- Family Name
- Voorhees
- Alternate Name
- Voorhies
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
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Elijah Voorhees was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of West Windsor in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of West Windsor whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
Middlesex County records indicate that he was an enslaver. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Places
- West Windsor
- Enslaver of
- Aaron (b. 1805)
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1801-05-16 Manumission: Richard Little (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1803-01-27 Manumission: Charles Hawkins (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1805-03-19 Birth: Aaron (Role: Enslaver)
- Resource class
- Agent