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Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)
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Person Record Title
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Ezekiel Smith Sr. (1736-1804)
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Identifier
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NJS-PER-00271
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Given Name
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Ezekiel
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Family Name
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Smith
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Alternate Name
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Ezek
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Birth Date
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1736
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Death Date
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1 October 1804
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Sex
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Male
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Biographical Description
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Ezekiel Smith (1736-1804) was an enslaver who resided in West Windsor, NJ. He was part of a Quaker family associated with the early history of Princeton. He is buried in the Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground in Princeton.
Smith mentioned several enslaved persons in his will, which he wrote on March 20, 1804, several months before his death. The executors of his will were his son Ezekiel Smith Jr. and friend George Bullock. They were responsible for manumitting enslaved persons named in Smith's will years after his decease.
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Spouse of
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Elizabeth Jackson Smith
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Record Contributor
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Isaac Guzmán
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Jesse Bayker
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