Thomas West Montgomery (b. 1764)
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01976
- Given Name
- Thomas West
- Family Name
- Montgomery
- Birth Date
- 1764
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Medical and Funerary
- Biographical Description
- Dr. Thomas West Montgomery was an enslaver who resided in Allentown, NJ, in the early 19th century. He was a physician and a member of the prominent Montgomery family. He was born at the Montgomery family house known as "Eglinton" in 1764 and was educated in Paris. In 1788, he married Mary Berrien, a daughter of New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, John Berrien.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Places
- Allentown
- Enslaver of
- Limus
- Spouse of
- Mary Berrien Montgomery (1768-1850)
- Related Person
- Samuel Berrien (ca. 1766-1830)
- References
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“A Short History of Allentown, New Jersey.” The Allentown Village Initiative. https://www.allentownvinj.org/a-short-history.html.
- Record Contributor
- Kate Jackson
- Linked Sources
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Author:
- Runaway ad for Limus, by Thomas West Montgomery (Runaway ad for Limus, by Thomas West Montgomery, "Five Dollars Reward," Federalist & New-Jersey State Gazette, February 9, 1802, p. 3.)
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Additional Participant in:
- 1802-01-03 Freedom Seeking: Limus (Role: Enslaver, Advertiser)
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