John Hammell
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This white person has 5 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00214
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Hammell
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- John Hammell was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. He served as the Overseer of the Poor of East Windsor as well as a Justice of the Peace for the county in the early 19th century. In these official roles, he issued manumission certificates for residents of East Windsor and West Windsor whose enslavers agreed to set them free.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- East Windsor
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1814-04-07 Manumission: George Dillon (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1816-04-08 Manumission: Eff (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1820-03-31 Manumission: Elisha (Role: Judge)
- 1820-06-10 Manumission: George Wiles (Role: Judge)
- 1820-06-10 Manumission: George Wiles (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
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