Joseph Demund
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02256
- Given Name
- Joseph
- Family Name
- Demund
- Sex
- Male
- Biographical Description
- Joseph Demund was an enslaver who resided in Sussex County, NJ. He was one of the early residents of Allamuchy circa 1800 (located in present-day Warren County, but considered part of Sussex County at that time). He was the owner of a large property where he had an apple orchard and a mill. He was a distiller and made Apple Jack on a large scale in the early 19th century.
- Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- References
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Schaeffer, Casper, and William M. Johnson. Memoirs and Reminiscences Together with Sketches of the Early History of Sussex County, New Jersey, With Notes and Genealogical Records of the Schaeffer, Shaver or Shafer Family. Hackensack, NJ: Privately printed, 1907. https://archive.org/details/memoirsreminisce00scha.
History of Allamuchy Township, Warren County, N.J., 100th Anniversary, 1873-1973 https://allamuchynj.org/vertical/sites/%7BFFEC7C1F-E8A4-412C-A698-D10C0A872E47%7D/uploads/History_of_Allamuchy_-_100th_Anniversary_(1873_-_1973)(1).pdf.
- Record Contributor
- Daniel Dias
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Additional Participant in:
- 1807-07-01 Birth: Name Unrecorded - Female (Role: Enslaver)
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