Ocean County , NJ History

from the Asbury Park Press 25 Nov 1991 MARY A. MULREED, 87, of Kearny, whose daughter lives in OCEAN TOWNSHIP, died yesterday at the West Hudson Hospital, Kearny. She was born in Ireland and lived in Newark before moving to Kearny 23 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas in 1954, a son, Thomas, and daughter, Jean Ann. Surviving are a son, James V., South Orange; two daughters, Maureen Brown, Kearny, and Catherine E. Meyeres, Ocean Township; six sisters, Sister M. Finola Quinn, Oklahoma, Sister M. Verona Quinn, Texas, Sister M. Therese Quinn, Louisiana, and Kathleen Quinn, Agnes Quinn, and Lillian Hughes, all of Irvington; a brother, James Quinn, Ireland; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home, Kearny, is in charge of arrangements.

from the Asbury Park Press, 25 Nov 1991 THOMAS J. SUTTON, SR, 60, of Highlands and Stuart, Fla., died Friday at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a sergeant with the Highlands Police Department retiring in 1988 after 27 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 143 and of the Elks Lodge, both in Highlands, and a member of the Moose Lodge, Stuart. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and served with the Army military police in Panama. Mr. Sutton was born in Bayonne and lived in Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township before moving to Highlands in 1959. Surviving are his wife, Beatrice; three sons, Thomas, Jr, Pennsylvania; Daniel, Highlands, and Harold, Oceanport; three daughters, Patricia Paronto and Marie, both of Highlands, and Diane, Coatesville, PA; a brother, Edward, Sayreville; three sisters, Claire Denver, Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township; Dolores Hoag, Keyport, and Mary Numes, North Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and ine grandchildren. Posten's Fune

from the New Jersey Mirror 25 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a colored man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a colored man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.

According to an article in the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette, vol. XXIII #2 and vol. XXIX #3, Percy Adams lived at Batsto in 1954. He lived from 1904-1976, the son of Herbert and Mary Adams. He was the father of Elaine Rurdio and Nancy Wescoat; he moved to Batsto sometime after 1936

from the Ocean Emblem 10 Oct 1855:

Accoding to the publication, the Batsto Citizen's Gazzette, vol. XXIX #3, Vera Adams lived at Batsto in 1954; she died on 13 June 1995. Vera moved to Batsto after 1936

John Abbott, sr. is mentioned in the diary of Pleasant Mills resident Isa Leek; as she lived in Pleasant Mills there is a good chance that Mr. Abbott lived either in or near Pleasant Mills as well, although we can not be 100% certain just yet. He is mentioned in the diary as having died in September of 1907. It's not known if he is related to another family from the Mullica region, that of John L. Abbott of Nesco. John lived from 1875-1946, and he was married around 1900 to Henrietta Taylor (7 Feb 1875-1954). (She was the daughter of William B. Taylor and Mary Ella Crowley). John and Henrietta were the parents of: William T. Abbott (20 Mar 1901--). He married Deborah Brown about 1821 Thomas S. Abbott (27 May 1902--) He married Helen Gaskill about 1922 (daughter of H. Howard Gaskill), and was the father of another John Abbott, who married Kathryn Tweedie. Eva S. Abbot (21 May 1904-5 Jun 1944), who married Zay T. Davis about 1930.

from New Jersey Courier, 21 Nov 1878 CAMBURN-SPRAGUE At the M.E. Parsonage, Waretown, Nov 10th, by Rev. Boggs, Gideon A. Camburn and Martha Sprague of Waretown.

Burlington County Marriages 1782-1798 These marriages were reprinted in the Early Church Records of Burlington County , New Jersey Vol. 3, pages 115-116 Charlotte D. Meldrum Surname Given Name Date Place Married to? Barbara 2 Sep 1788 Joseph Kimble Addoms Mary 8 Mar 1794 Abraham Witcraft Bennet Deborah 1 Dec 1796 Chester Samuel Hunt Betzler George 9 Nov 1791 Elizabeth Brooks Brooks Elizabeth 9 Nov 1791 George Betzler Brown Mary 2 Jan 1793 Samuel Goforth Bud Elizabeth 20 Jan 1789 Thomas Taylor Budey Peter 23 Dec 1793 Abigail Smith Chambers Mary 9 Feb 1797 Chester Twp John Wilkins . Chew Continue 9 Jul 1787 Martha Ewen Cline, jr. Ephraim 29 Jan 1792 Rachel Salter, dau of Joseph Collins Joseph 31 Jan 1788 Elizabeth Mullen Connaroe Lydia 1 Jun 1788 William Dav

Ocean County Deaths, 1888 This page contains obituaries and death notices that appeared in the New Jersey Courier , from January -September 1888. This paper was published in Toms River and covered mostly Ocean County. Surname First name Place of Death Date of Death Age NJC Date Notes Aker James Toms River 16 Jul 1888 76 1 Aug 1888 Anderson James Forked River Oct 30 1887 89 y, 9 m, 13d Jan 18, 1888 died of Dropsy; burial at Good Luck Cemetery Anderson William Manchester Feb 4 1888 64y 2m Feb 8 1888 Applegate George Cedar Creek Jan 7 1888 77 Jan 11 1888 Applegate John W. Cedar Grove Apr 16 1888 63 y 2m 10d Apr 18 1888 Birdsall Ann Waretown Feb 17 1888 Feb 22 1888 Branson Joseph H. Toms River Apr 2 1888 Apr 4 1888 Died of consumption in county jail. Nephew of Henry Branson Butcher Lydia State Insane Asylum, Trenton

GOFF-EXELL from the New Jersey Courier 19 Dec 1878 At Cookstown, Dec 1st, by Franklin B. Haines, Esq., Jacob R. Goff and Sarah Elizabeth Exell.

Deaths in Ocean County The following are all of the death notices and obituaries that appeared in the New Jersey Courier from October 1878-Jul 1879 NAME AGE DIED RESIDENCE PLACE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH FAMILY NJC DATE BAREFORD, Arthur B. 8y 8m 30 Oct 1878 --- Toms River --- son of Samuel and Sarah M. Bareford 7 Nov 1878 BEATTY, John --- 28 Oct 1878 Cedar Grove --- spinal softening son of Frank and Hester Beatty 31 Oct 1878 BIRD, Eliza 78 7 Feb 1879 Toms River --- --- widow of Paul Bird 13 Feb 1879 BLODGETT, Amanda --- 28 Jan 1879 Manchester Peacham, VT --- wife of Hon. Rufus Blodgett 6 Feb 1879 BROWER, Nancy 77y 3m 14 Feb 1879 --- Bayville --- wife of Barnet Brower 20 Feb 1879 CARHART, Joseph 82y 8m 14 Dec 1878 --- Keyport (@home of son) --- father of Edward 26 Dec 1878 CHAMBERLIN, Aaron 73y 10d 2

MASKELL, JOHN from the Asbury Park Evening Press 17 Nov 1947 BARNEGAT: - Burial services for Pfc. John Maskell, jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Maskell, sr., formerly of High Point, were held Friday afternoon from the Bugbee Funeral Home. Barnegat Light post V.F.W. provided a military escort and the Rev. Sanford Haney, pastor of the Kynett Methodist church, Beach Haven, officiated. Interment was in Cedar Run cemetery. Private Maskell, whose parents now live in Trenton, was among the 6200 dead who arrived in New York aboard the U.S.S. Joseph V. Connolly Oct 26. He was killed in action in Germany March 12, 1945. He was a member of the 78th Division of the First Army. Before his induction into the army Feb 18, 1944, Private Maskell attended Barnegat schools.

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

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from the Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

This page lists all of the deaths that were recorded in the Ocean Emblem newspaper, published in Toms River, between October 1858 and November 1859. Surname Given Name Age Residence Date of Death Place of Death Cause of Death Family O.E. Issue Aker Elizabeth --------- --------- 27 Feb 1859 --------- --------- wife of Stephen Aker 9 Mar 1859 Anderson Joseph --------- Barnegat 10 Nov 1858 Barnegat --------- --------- 1 Dec 1858 Briant Jonathan 3 Colliers Mills 26 Jan 1859 Colliers Mills --------- son of James and Rachel Briant 2 Feb 1859 Brown Laura 3y 8m 12d --------- 7 Feb 1859 --------- inflammation of chest and bowels dau. of John A. and May C. Brown 16 Feb 1859 Carr Jesse 81 --------- 29 Nov 1858 Manahawkin --------- --------- 15 Dec 1858 Cummings Albert --------- --------- --------- West Flambo

New Jersey Courier 14 Nov 1878

HULSART-MATHEWS from New Jersey Courier 14 Nov 1878 Aaron F. Hulsart and Mary E. Mathews were married at her home, Harmony, on Nov. 6th.