Ocean County , NJ History

 Ocean Emblem 7 Feb 1855

New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

Persons Who Died, Year Ending June 1st, 1850 From the Federal Census Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Name Age Place of Birth Date of Death Length of Illness Cause of Death Marital Status Cranmer, Catherine 40 New York April, 1850 1 day Married Cavileer, Elizabeth 25 March 1850 1 year consumption married Cove, Susanna 6 days April 1850 3 days single Van Zandt, Charles A. 3 mos. July 1849 1 day catarrh single St. Clair, Margaret W. 31 April 1850 3 weeks measles married Brown, Sarah 41 Wattson, rachel 85 August 1849 8 mos. Pthisis widow Bird, Rachel 4 Nov 1849 catarrh single Cline, Emeline 5 August 1849 Billious fever single Mickle, Hannah 25 Sep 1849 consumption married Scull, Catherine 11 mos July 1849 bowels single Cavileer, Anna M. 10 mos. July 1849 rash single Sooy, Noah 47...

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 ...

from the New Jersey courier 24 Jun 1875 Captain Samuel Crowley and William Sooy of Washington Township have a law suit on hand before Squire Brome, growing out of a disputed cedar swamp. The township committee of Washington Township have determined to investigate these charges of malfeasance against Captain Samuel Crowley. They have appointed Charles Brome, Joel VanSant,jr., and H.H. Miller, a committee to examine his work. Said committe will proceed to business next Friday June 55th [obviously a typo]

In the August 31st, 1854, issue of the New Jersey Mirror, a rather strange story was related from Washington Township. It seems that sometime in 1853, two men worked for William H. Sooy. They were apparently Germans, as Sooy had many Germans working for him and was unsure of the names when asked a year later about the men. At any rate, it appears that John Meyer was accused by another worker, a man named Mulheiser, of mistreating his wife. Mulheiser evidently intervened to prevent what he deemed inappropriate behavior on Meyer's part. The story relates that Meyer sought revenge on Mulheiser, and went to his cabin with a gun and a knife. Mulheiser evidently fled out the window, and immediately obtained a warrant for Meyer and had him arrested. The other workers intervened at that point, and apparently smoothed everything out. Both men soon left Sooy's, and Sooy believed Meyer ended up working at the Jackson glassworks. At any rate, a man named John Muller seems to have hear...

From the New Jersey Courier of 24 June 1875: Captain Samuel Crowley and William Sooy of Washington Township have a law suit on hand before Squire Brome, growing out of a disputed cedar swamp. The township committee of Washington Township have determined to investigate these charges of malfeasance against Captain Samuel Crowley. They have appointed Charles Brome, Joel VanSant,jr., and H.H. Miller, a committee to examine his work. Said committee will proceed to business next Friday June 55th [obviously a typo]