Aaron Hassert (1769-1842)

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This white person has 6 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
Identifier
NJS-PER-00245
Given Name
Aaron
Family Name
Hassert
Alternate Name
Hassart
Birth Date
1769
Death Date
1842
Sex
Male
Biographical Description
Aaron Hassert was an enslaver who lived in Middlesex County, New Jersey. For much of his life, he was associated with the City of New Brunswick and the Township of North Brunswick.

He also served as the Collector of Perth Amboy from June 12, 1812, to March 31, 1818. In his job as the collector, he was supposed to inspect vessels at the port, collect customs and taxes, and enforce laws that restricted slave trading. In June 1818, he provided testimony to the grand jury in a criminal case related to the Van Wickle slave trading ring that was trafficking Black people out of Perth Amboy to Louisiana.
Keywords
white person
enslaver
government official
Places
North Brunswick
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
Enslaver of
Antony (b. 1786)
Florah (b. 1805) {daughter of Mary}
Mary
Silva (b. 1776)
Thomas (b. 1807) {son of Mary}
References

William A. Whitehead, Contributions to the Early History of Perth Amboy and Adjoining Country, with Sketches of Men and Events in New Jersey during the Provincial Era (New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1856), p. 304, http://archive.org/details/contributionstoe00whit.

This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hassert-6
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28621045
Record Contributor
Isaac Guzmán
Jesse Bayker
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