Marriages from 1879
New Jersey Courier 6 Feb 1879
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Crowleytown
Crowleytown Washington Township, Burlington County, NJ This town is supposed to have stood where the state run "Crowley's Landing" picnic area is today in Wharton State Forest, Washington Township. Samuel Crowley ran two different glassworks there although there is some uncertainty as to whether it was Samuel or Samuel, jr.. Crowley had big plans for the town, and tried to sell big city investors on the idea to no avail. On his four hundred acres he erected his first glassworks in 1851; there were also stores, a hotel, and of course homes for the employees. One plant employed twelve blowers, and he even had plans for a canal to the Delaware. However, his glasshouses proved unprofitable when he failed to attract the necessary investment and sold out to a New York group who renamed his glassworks the 'Atlantic Glass Works.' There were several fires, the last of which occurred in 1866. Although it was abandoned, the plant stood until it finall
Petit Jurors, 1884
Burlington County Petit Jurors List, 22 Mar 1884 from the Burlington Gazette, March 22 1884 : Judges PARRY, LEE and BLACK with the Sheriff and the Clerk met on Tuesday and drew the following list of petit jurors: 1. Harry HARKER, Southampton 2. Louis C. OSMOND, Beverly 3. George OSMOND, Bordentown 4. Benjamin R. IVINS, Burlington 5. Thomas H. NUTT, New Hanover 6. John C. WOODINGTON, Northampton 7. John P. HENRY, Beverly 8. Burr WILKINS, Medford 9. David REEVES, Northampton 10. Henry L. GARWOOD, Medford 11. Henry GRANT, New Hanover 12. Edward B. STOKES, Shamong 13. Harry C. LAUMASTER, Burlington 14. Joseph H. WARNER, Beverly 15. Eckard P. BUDD, Northampton 16. Josiah BALLINGER, Medford 17. William SMALL, Shamong 18. Caleb G. KINSLEY, Mansfield 19. William H. BROWN, Chester 20. Gilbert AITKEN, Chester 21. John HUNTER, Beverly 22. Thomas SUTTON, Florence 23. Samuel STILES, Springfield 24. William STOKES, Willingboro 25. Ellis R. CLIVER, Burlington 26.
Federal Census-Atsion, 1880
Shamong Township Burlington County, New Jersey Federal Census 1880 Hse# Fam# Surname Name Age Birth Occupation 1 1 Cotton Thomas 59 NJ shoemaker Elizabeth 56 NJ keeping house Issac A. 27 NJ Somers B. 16 NJ Ella E. 13 NJ 2 2 Wilkinson John L. 48 Ireland farmer Susan 24 Ireland servant William 22 NJ farm labor Lilla F. 20 NJ at home C. Lewis 13 NJ at school 3 3 Brown Hannah 39 NJ farmer Mary 12 NJ at home C.Anna 9 NJ John L. 6 NJ Hannah 4 NJ Le Munyon Richard ?? NJ servant 4 4 Weeks Asa S. 49 NJ farmer Dorothy 36 NJ keeping house Howard W. 10 NJ at home Amanda 1 NJ Curtis W. 22 NJ farm labor *Curtis is listed as Asa