Moses Martin
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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00383
- Given Name
- Moses
- Family Name
- Martin
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- Moses Martin was a resident of Middlesex County, New Jersey. 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 in the 1820s.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1821-06-02 Manumission: Isabella Brown (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1822-10-09 Manumission: Jack Noe (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1823-06-23 Manumission: Cornelius Jaques (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1823-12-13 Manumission: Rosetta Trunley (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1824-09-06 Manumission: Jane Stelle (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1825-07-09 Manumission: Pamela Brown (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
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- Agent