Joseph Crowell
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This white person has 10 related events in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-00285
- Given Name
- Joseph
- Family Name
- Crowell
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Government
- Biographical Description
- Joseph Crowell 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.
- Keywords
- white person
- government official
- Places
- Woodbridge
- Record Contributor
- Isaac Guzmán
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1818-10-03 Manumission: Mariann (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1818-11-28 Manumission: Saul Edgar (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1818-11-28 Manumission: Saul Noe (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-03-06 Manumission: Peter (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-03-17 Manumission: Benjamin Mendes (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-04-01 Manumission: Philip Dunn (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-06-02 Manumission: Nancy Smith (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-06-19 Manumission: Jack Demun (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
- 1819-06-19 Manumission: Jack Demun (Role: Witness)
- 1820-01-25 Manumission: Peter Lewe (Role: Overseer of the Poor)
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- Agent