Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 14 Oct 1897

New Jersey Courier 21 Apr 1892

While 1870-71 was a very newsworthy year for Bricksburg, by mid-decade the excitement had died down and news items from that part of the county became increasingly rare. In NJ from June 10, 1875 it does mention a "Mr. Jones of Bricksburg", who went to the Tuckerton Sunday schools, apparently to organize an excursion for the students to Long Branch the following month. One of the only other news items to come out of Bricksburg in 1875 was a marriage announcement--on 21 July, Clara W. Phifer of Bricksburg married Theodore M. Nichuals of Camden. There was also mention of another family from Bricksburg in 1874: "The wife of one Charles Porter, a druggist, of Bricksburg, died on the 14th inst.(July, 1874), from the effects of an abortion produced by the use of instruments by her husband. The coroner's jury found a verdict to the above effect. Porter escaped. The case caused considerable excitement in the neighborhood." In 1876 there are a few more mentions of th

Persons Who Died Year Ending June 1st 1860 Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey From the Federal Census Name Age Date of Death Cause of Death Length of Illness Occupation Jackson, Enoch 3 March 1860 Catarrh on breast 4 days Jervis, Susanna 7 June 1859 fits 4 days Loyd, William 9 mos July 1859 fits 4 days Hankins, Margaret 20 January 1860 consumption 1 year Hughes, Sarah E. 8 mos February 1860 Billious Fever 9 days Gough, Isaac 1 mo. July 1859 dropsy 3 days Sooy, Rebecca A. 10 Nov 1859 Typhoid fever 9 days Thompson, Theodore 50 June 1859 accident (fell) 1 day laborer Reed, Henry 34 May 1860 inflammation of lungs 10 days Pool, Chas. A. 4 April 1860 maw worms 6 mos Sheppard, Abigail 53 April 1860 consumption 9 days Rumford, Mary 6 days October 1859 disease unknown

Allentown Messenger 19 Apr 1906 (This was under the Jacobstown heading). William Reed, and wife, of Ellisdale, were visiting Mrs. Reed's mother this week.