James Dunham
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This white person has 14 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00340
- Given Name
- James
- Family Name
- Dunham
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- James Dunham was an official in Middlesex County, NJ, in the early decades of the 19th century. In his role as Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County in the 1820s his job included examining and certifying manumissions in North Brunswick and Piscataway.
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- white person
- government official
- References
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Clayton, W. Woodford, ed. History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1882. https://archive.org/details/historyofunionmi00wwoo.
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1814-03-27 Manumission: Sarah Bogert (Role: Witness)
- 1820-04-03 Manumission: Plina Maria (Role: Judge)
- 1821-11-12 Manumission: Henry Compton (Role: Judge)
- 1822-01-16 Manumission: Ambo Harris (Role: Judge)
- 1822-01-16 Manumission: Phillis Neilson (Role: Judge)
- 1822-02-19 Manumission: Hannah Allen (Role: Judge)
- 1822-05-18 Manumission: Miller (Role: Judge)
- 1822-06-01 Manumission: Sam (Role: Judge)
- 1822-10-17 Manumission: Dinah (Role: Judge)
- 1823-06-25 Manumission: Dinah (Role: Judge)
- 1824-05-04 Manumission: David (Role: Judge)
- 1824-06-19 Manumission: Jeremiah (Role: Judge)
- 1825-01-19 Manumission: Francis (Role: Judge)
- 1825-05-03 Manumission: Nicholas (Role: Judge)
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