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| Last Name | TOURO |
| First Name | JUDAH |
| Maiden | |
| Relation | S/O ISAAC; BROTHER/O REBECCA (TOURO) LOPEZ |
| Cemetery Number | NT013 |
| Cemetery Name | COLONIAL JEWISH BURYING GROUND |
| Birth Day | 16 |
| Birth Month | JUN |
| Birth Year | 1775 |
| Death Day | 13 |
| Death Month | JAN |
| Death Year | 1854 |
| War | 1812 |
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| Map | 00009 |
| Stone Material | granite |
| Condition | good |
| Shape | monument |
| Carving | no carving |
| Legibility | good |
| Number of Graves on Stone | 1 |
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| Last Seen Date | 2008 |
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| Notes/Misc Details |
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| Notes | b. Newport, RI; interred here 6 Jun 1854 died: NEW ORLEANS, LA
“Returning to Judah Touro's career, we note that he patriotically recognized the claims of his country upon him during the War of 1812, and thrust aside his large business interests, in order to enlist in the ranks during the siege of New Orleans. After having served as a common soldier, he volunteered his services to aid in carrying shot and shell to one of the American batteries during a British cannonade, and while in the performance of this duty he was struck by a twelve-pound shot on January 1, 1815, and so seriously injured that he was left for dead. Here an intimate friend, Rezin D.Shepherd, found him and saved his life after the physicians had abandoned all hope.”Judah Touro, Merchant and Philanthropist by Maz J. Kohleb. Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society No. 13, 1905, 97
“And as regards my other designated executor, say my dear, old, devoted friend, Rezin Davis Shepherd, to whom, under Divine Providence, I was greatly indebted for the preservation of my life when I was wounded on the 1st of January, 1815, I hereby appoint and institute him, the said Rezin Davis Shepherd, after the payment of my particular lega- cies, and the debts of my succession, the universal legatee of the rest and residue of my estate.”Excerpt from Judah Touro’s last will and testament, 6 January 1854 |
| Transcribed By | APM;MAG;BA |