John Neilson (1775-1857)
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01358
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Neilson
- Birth Date
- 1775
- Death Date
- 1857
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Medical and Funerary
- Biographical Description
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Doctor John Neilson was the son of Colonel John Neilson (1745-1833) and Catherine Schuyler Voorhees Neilson, and the older brother of James Neilson (1784–1862). He was born in New Brunswick, NJ, into a slaveholding family. His father and brother James were long-time trustees and major donors to Rutgers University (originally Queen's College).
John Neilson moved to New York City by the late 18th century and practiced medicine there for many years. The 1810 U.S. census for New York lists 1 enslaved person in his household at that time. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery in New Brunswick. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Child of
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John Neilson (1745-1833)
- References
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Barrett, Walter. The Old Merchants of New York City. New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co., 1885. Page 147-149. http://archive.org/details/oldmerchantsnew03barrgoog
This person is represented on the following page(s):
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97462278
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Neilson-654
Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30563536 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
