Barney Corse

Barney Corse
BornNovember 2, 1799
Camden, Delaware, United States
DiedMarch 8, 1878(1878-03-08) (aged 78)
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Burial placeFlushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Abolitionist, leather merchant
SpouseMary Elizabeth Leggett (m. 1823–1878; his death)
Children3

Barney Corse (November 2, 1799 – March 8, 1878)[1] was an American abolitionist, and leather merchant in New York City. He worked with Isaac T. Hopper, and David Ruggles in the anti-slavery movement and to protect fugitive slaves and free Blacks from slave kidnappers.

  1. ^ Greene, Richard Henry; Stiles, Henry Reed; Dwight, Melatiah Everett; Morrison, George Austin; Mott, Hopper Striker; Totten, John Reynolds; Pitman, Harold Minot; Ditmas, Charles Andrew; Forest, Louis Effingham De; Mann, Conklin; Maynard, Arthur S. (April 13, 1916). "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record". New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. p. 190 – via Google Books.