Israel Thornal (1745-1819)
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This white person has 3 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00099
- Given Name
- Israel
- Family Name
- Thornal
- Birth Date
- 1745
- Death Date
- May 19, 1819
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Israel Thornal was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He was a Revolutionary War veteran. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of Woodbridge in the early 19th century. In this official capacity, he issued manumission certificates for residents of Woodbridge whose enslavers agreed to set them free. Middlesex County records indicate that Israel Thornal was an enslaver. He died in 1819, manumitting several enslaved persons in his will.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- government official
- Parent of
- Manning Thornal (1794-1868)
- Spouse of
- Rachel Manning Thornal
- Related Person
- Lewis Thornal
- References
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This person is represented on the following page(s):
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19133722 - Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1804-04-09 Manumission: Jude (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-06-19 Manumission: Jack Demun (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
- 1823-05-20 Manumission: Philip St. Clair (Role: Enslaver, Deceased)
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