Ocean County , NJ History

 

 New Egypt Press 5 May 1916

New Jersey Courier 29 Jul 1875 [quoted from the Red Bank Standard] A new house has just been opened at Long Branch, called the "Centennial House," which is newly furnished, and ready to receive guests with or without board at moderate rates, house within three minutes walk of depot. Mr. Walter Morton, of this town, has received the contract for building the new depots for the New York and Long Branch Railroad, at Red Bank, Matawan and Branchport. The work on the one at Red Bank has already commenced. The main building will be 20 X 50 feet, two stories, with basement, and will be finished off in a good style. Last week, Louis, aged about 14 years, a son of Hon. Andrew Browne, of Middletown, met with a serious accident by the accidental discharge of a pistol in his trouser's pocket. The ball entered the inner side of his leg and penetrated to a depth that the doctor was unable to extract it. An iron foundry is to be located at Red Bank, Monmouth County. The gigantic o

The family of Restore Morton appears on the 1850 Census for Mullica Township in Atlantic County; by 1860 they were living in Washington Township. The family changed somewhat in it's composition in the interveneing years; most of the children that lived with the family in 1850 were gone, and three new ones seem to have been born to Restore and Maria (or Mariah, as her name appears in the 1850 census.) The absence of most of the children is explainable by their ages: John, Hezekiah, Elijah, and Benjamin would all be over 20 years of age. Anna and Mary Jane would have been somewhat younger (17 and 15), making it a bit uncertain where exactly they went. Patience was still living with the family, and three new daughters had arrived: Sarah (now age 7); Hannah (age 4); and Rebecca (age 2). The possibility that some of the others died cannot be discounted. In at least one case, however, that of Elijah Morton, we know he was still alive in 1860 but not living with the family, as he was mu

AYRES-MORTON from the New Jersey Mirror 1 Jan 1868 We copy the following from the New York Home Journal: "On Wednesday, December 18, (1867,) Mr. Eugene Ayres, a prominent young lawyer of the West, hailing from St. Joseph, Missouri, son of Mr. Reuben Ayres, of New York, was wedded to the pretty Miss Maggie, daughter of Jacob Morton, Esq., of Bordentown, N. J. The bride was dressed in a rich rep(sic.) lavender silk, and a costly lace veil. The ceremony was performed at eight o'clock, P. M., by the Rev. Mr. Burr, of Bordentown, in the presence of about one hundred invited guests. The bridesmaids, Miss Hanna, of Philadelphia, and Miss Harvey, of New York, were attired in white tulle. The bride received many valuable presents, among which were two solid silver tea sets, and a check for ten thousand dollars.