Ocean County , NJ History

 New Jersey Courier 8 Jun 1870

 New Jersey Courier June 8 1870

Here are the 1st 21 families on the census for Chester Township: Hse# Fam# Name Age Birth Occupation Personal Estate Real Estate 1 1 Samuel Runold 33 NJ Farmer $1000 Elizabeth Runold 30 NJ Keeping House Edward Runold 10 NJ 2 2 William Boyar 33 NJ laborer Kate Boyar 41 NJ Emma Boyar 4 mos. NJ Sarah Hargady 5 NJ Charles Taylor 46 NJ laborer Anne (?) Taylor 41 NJ Keeping house Daniel Taylor 17 NJ Maria Taylor 22 NJ Emma Taylor 3 NJ Charles H. Taylor 2 PA 3 3 Job N. Clevenger 41 NJ farmer $4000 Abigail Clevenger 30 NJ Sarah Clevenger 10 NJ Sarah E. Shinn 19 NJ servant Elmer E. Higgins 8 NJ 4...

Washington Township Deaths, 1 Jun 1869- 1 Jun 1870 Family # on census Name Age Date of Death cause of death occupation 60 Lane, Peter 55 February 1870 inflammation of brain ship carpenter 76 Ford, Lucinda 2 August 1869 cholera inflammation 85 Brewer, Hannah 24 March 1870 consumption housework 29 Johnson, William 68 Feb 1870 killed by machine laborer 121 Carney, Hannah A. 4 mos. July 1869 cholera inflammation

New Jersey Courier 11 Dec 1870 Our friend, Charles H. Applegate of Bennett's Mills, has been chosen Secretary and Treasurer of the Bricksburg Manufacturing Company and enters upon his duties this week. Mr. Applegate adds $10,000 to his already large subscription to the stock of this company. Benjamin Snyder has just moved into his new house corner of 1st and Madison Avenue. It is a very fine looking establishment. Mr. B. Sinclair met with an accident on Wednesday morning last, on the new machine shop. It threatened to be quite serious for a time, but has resulted thus far in nothing of a complicated nature

In the last few months of 1870, there was a great deal of building going on in Bricksburg. On November 22nd of that year, the New Jersey Courier gives us some more examples of the town's rapid growth: Rev. Mr. Graw, of Long Branch, visited Bricksburg a few days since and lectured on Temperance, and formed a Lodge of Good Templars, with about 35 or 40 members. A list of those members appeared the following week: they are: M. Bunker Mrs. Emma Patterson Mrs. Jones J. Tushingham Miss Huntley G.B. Stratton Jas. Patterson Henry Hoft Miss Rich Miss Bunker Clearly not a complete list, as both article mention between 30 and 40 members. The Bricksburg Bakery under the management of F.M. Marston and S. Lewis, has gained a widespread popularity. A.S. Larrabee, has been making recent changes in his buildings and they now cover nearly half an acre of ground, for the transaction of his country merchandising business. Later, in the Dec 11th issue of the Courier, a description of his...

From New Jersey Courier 9 Nov 1870 On the first instant we paid our esteemed friend, A. Jameson, Esq., of Bricksburg, a visit. We found him full of business, and received from him the same honest cordial greeting , as of olden time. Our friend at the present time is the president and general manager of a new enterprise which he has inaugurated at Bricksburg, a few miles to the north of us. When we knew A. Jameson long years ago, we always found him the same truthful, temperate, upright and industrious man as now. Scrupulously prompt in his business he, as a matter of course, succeeded. With an energy that brooked no denial, he has worked his way up, until he has become a self made man, and the architect of his own fortune. We rejoice at his prosperity. After a cordial interchange of friendly greeting, we placed ourselves under his guidance, and we proceeded to visit his water power, formerly known as Bergen Iron Works. A large massive well built raceway has been constructed underg...

From New Jersey Courier 28 Sep 1870: Alexander Conklin has presented a silver communion service of five pieces to the Methodist Church at Bricksburg. Rev. Mr. Ogborn preached at the Methodist Church, Toms River, Sunday night and received a collection of $21 for the aid of the M.E. Church at Bricksburg. Lewis, Blackman, and Co. have sold their extensive business to F.M. Marston Kelsey and Blackman have purchased the lumber yard of Fuller and Noble, at Bricksburg. A December 11th article describes their business: "Mr. B informed us that he had got through with middle men and was purchasing quite largely direct of the Manufacturers of Canadian lumber at Burlington, VT. By so doing he was saving quite largely and giving his customer the benefit thereof." Perkins and Townsend have sold out their hardware store to a party who design to open a crockery and hardware store. Moses Bachrach has got a splendid stock of Fall and Winter dry goods in his store The Bricksburg Manufact...

29 Jun 1870 -New Jersey Courier: Captain Thomas French, of this place, is putting up a mammoth barn, and has put in a cranberry bog of about six acres, which is looking finely. He is also preparing ground for another bog. Mr. Joseph B. Cranmer is turfing and preparing for a cranberry bog on the river front of his farm.

New Jersey Courier 9 Nov 1870 On the first instant we paid our esteemed friend, A. Jameson, Esq., of Bricksburg, a visit. We found him full of business, and received from him the same honest cordial greeting , as of olden time. Our friend at the present time is the president and general manager of a new enterprise which he has inaugurated at Bricksburg, a few miles to the north of us. When we knew A. Jameson long years ago, we always found him the same truthful, temperate, upright and industrious man as now. Scrupulously prompt in his business he, as a matter of course, succeeded. With an energy that brooked no denial, he has worked his way up, until he has become a self made man, and the architect of his own fortune. We rejoice at his prosperity. After a cordial interchange of friendly greeting, we placed ourselves under his guidance, and we proceeded to visit his water power, formerly known as Bergen Iron Works. A large massive well built raceway has been constructed undergroun...

from the New Jersey Courier 28 Sep 1870 Alexander Conklin has presented a silver communion service of five pieces to the Methodist Church at Bricksburg. Rev. Mr. Ogborn preached at the Methodist Church, Toms River, Sunday night and received a collection of $21 for the aid of the M.E. Church at Bricksburg. Lewis, Blackman, and Co. have sold their extensive business to F.M. Marston Kelsey and Blackman have purchased the lumber yard of Fuller and Noble, at Bricksburg. A December 11th article describes their business: "Mr. B informed us that he had got through with middle men and was purchasing quite largely direct of the Manufacturers of Canadian lumber at Burlington, VT. By so doing he was saving quite largely and giving his customer the benefit thereof." Perkins and Townsend have sold out their hardware store to a party who design to open a crockery and hardware store. Moses Bachrach has got a splendid stock of Fall and Winter dry goods in his store The Bricksburg Manu...