Ocean County , NJ History

Civil War News Concerning Ocean County and its Residents OCEAN EMBLEM 11 AUG 1864 From a gentleman who is pretty well acquainted with the figures, we are informed that the quotas of the several townships in Ocean County, under the call for 500,000 men, are as follows: Jackson....24 Plumsted...33 Brick......46 Dover......65 Union......44 Stafford...54 total.....266 The Coming Draft We are requested by Mr. John H. Irons to say, that the time for paying in and receiving the Thirty Dollars from enrolled men, has been extended to Saturday of this week. From the 14th Regiment Camp 14th N.J. Volunteers, near Harper's Ferry, VA, 26 Jul 1864 Editor of the Emblem: --I have several times thought that I would drop you a line since the battle of Monocacy, where our regiment was engaged. I have delayed writing mainly because it seemed impossible to get a true report of the casualties in Co. F. and to write the half of the reports for the second or third days after the bat

Burlington County Marriages 1782-1798 These marriages were reprinted in the Early Church Records of Burlington County , New Jersey Vol. 3, pages 115-116 Charlotte D. Meldrum Surname Given Name Date Place Married to? Barbara 2 Sep 1788 Joseph Kimble Addoms Mary 8 Mar 1794 Abraham Witcraft Bennet Deborah 1 Dec 1796 Chester Samuel Hunt Betzler George 9 Nov 1791 Elizabeth Brooks Brooks Elizabeth 9 Nov 1791 George Betzler Brown Mary 2 Jan 1793 Samuel Goforth Bud Elizabeth 20 Jan 1789 Thomas Taylor Budey Peter 23 Dec 1793 Abigail Smith Chambers Mary 9 Feb 1797 Chester Twp John Wilkins . Chew Continue 9 Jul 1787 Martha Ewen Cline, jr. Ephraim 29 Jan 1792 Rachel Salter, dau of Joseph Collins Joseph 31 Jan 1788 Elizabeth Mullen Connaroe Lydia 1 Jun 1788 William Dav