William Torrey buys the Torrey tract in Manchester
New Jersey Courier 18 Apr 1895
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Amanda Blodgett dies, 1879
New Jersey Courier 6 Feb 1879 For more Ocean County newspaper clippings, visit OC newspapers
Elizaeth Whalen committed to jail, 1886
New Jersey Courier 8 Dec 1886 I tried to find out more about this woman...I haven't been able to locate her on the 1880 or 1885 census, and unfortunately there is no 1890 census for Ocean County, so without knowing how long she lived in Manchester it's going to be hard to be certain if any given entry is hers. I did find a death record for an Elizabeth Whalen of Ocean County in March of 1929, but it's impossible to say if this is the same person. However, this was not Mrs. Whalen's first time in jail. On 10 Jun of 1885, the New Jersey Courier also reported: And the Lakewood Times and Journal reported on that same incident on 13 June 1885 with a little more detail A June 18th, 1884 story in the Courier makes mention of one Maggie Whalen being a pupil at the Manchester school. Could this be one of Elizabeth's children? There was also a man named Thomas Whalen in some news items prior to 1886--Thomas had a wife named Catherine and several children (including an Eliz
Blodgett-Simpson wedding, 1879
from the New Jersey Courier 30 Jul 1879 At Island Heights, July 28 by Rev S. VanSant, Hon. Rufus Blodgett of Manchester and Ms. Chastina C. Simpson of Wentworth, NH.
