Morris Area Genealogy Society
Newsletter
Vol 18 No 3
September 2005
Welcome to a new season!
about military
genealogy.
and
Italian
In November, another of our favorites,
Chad Leinaweaver will be telling us all
there is to know about evaluating
conflicting genealogical information – or
at least as much of it as he can during
the hour he is with us. Chad is the
Director for the Library and Museum
Collections for The New Jersey Historical
Society in Newark. He has authored
many articles including articles for The
Computer Genealogist, New England
Ancestors and Archival Anecdotes.
We have a seat saved for you! ☺
It looks like there are plenty of exciting
things in store for us! The year begins
with a talk about German Research by
our old friend, Tom Peters. Tom will
deliver a slide lecture showing examples
of home sources, government sources,
and church records that will help
researchers access the church and civil
records of Europe. A few case studies
will show how challenging research
situations were brought to a successful
conclusion.
In October, the highly regarded Larry
Fermi will be back to do a presentation
on genealogy software programs. He
will demonstrate some of the more
popular programs and show how to use
them. Larry previously spoke to us
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See back page for dates and location of
these events.
Morris Area Genealogy Society website:
rootsweb.com/~njmags/
In This Issue
MAGS New Season ..............................Page 1
New Acquisitions ..........................................2
Morris Co Marriages ......................................6
MAGS News...................................................9
Churches – Grace, Madison .........................10
Iron Era.........................................................11
Bible Records –Maxwell..............................13
Queries .........................................................15
MAGS Upcoming Programs .......................16
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New Acquisitions at the Library
Morris Area Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 105
Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105
by John Andrew Sass
Officers
President ............................................................................Alan P. Zimmerman
Vice President/Program Chair........................................Stuart Shippey
Treasurer..............................................................................................Henry Weis
Recording Secretary ................................................................ Ginny Walton
Corresponding Secretary................................................................Lois Weis
Trustee (04-06)................................................................... Martha Hellriegel
Trustee (05-07)..............................................................................Evelyn Huey
Trustee (past president).................................................. Linnea B. Foster
Committee Heads
Historian......................................................................................Elizabeth Pierce
Hospitality .........................................................................................................OPEN
Indexing ...................................................................................... Linnea B. Foster
Library Liaison..................................................................................... Claire Kissil
Membership...........................................................................................Ruth Willis
Name Badges.................................................................Henry and Lois Weis
Newsletter Coordinator...........................................................................OPEN
Newsletter Editor.................................................................... Ruth P. Daniels
Publicity .........................................................................................Martha Corson
Research Coordinator ....................................................... Linnea B. Foster
Webmaster...........................................................................................Anna Nagy
Membership Dues for 2005
2005-2006
USA Individual - $15.00
Canadian Individual - $22.00
USA Family - $20.00
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Meetings
Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of the month,
September through December, at Grace Episcopal Church,
4 Madison Ave, Madison, New Jersey. Coffee is served at
6:45pm; meetings begin at 7:00pm. From January through
May they will be held the first Tuesday of the month, at
Morris County Library at 6:30 pm. Usually a brief business
meeting is held first, followed by the evening’s program.
Newsletter
The Newsletter is published four times a year: March, June,
September and December. Back issues are available at
$3.50 each. Members are welcome to submit ideas or
articles for the Newsletter. Deadlines for articles for each
issue are as follows:
Issue
Deadline
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June .....................................................................................................................May 1
September................................................................................................August 1
December.......................................................................................... November 1
Newsletter Committee: Claire Kissil, Henry & Lois Weis, Ruth
Grimm, Jan Huth, Ruth Willis
Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid.
ISSN 10594502
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Here are the latest acquisitions in the Local
History and Genealogy Department of the
Morristown-Morris Township Library:
Morris County, Memories, Morris County,
New Jersey, Volume III – The 1970’s, 80’s
and 90’s, by the Pediment Publishing Co.,
Vancouver, WA, HM1 MORR COUN,
2004. This publication contains a unique
pictorial presentation of the people and
events that shaped the history of Morris
County, NJ covering the years from 1970 to
1999. The book features images selected
from
numerous
historical
societies,
museums and libraries as well as from the
archives of the Daily Record that appeared
throughout the county. It is divided into
several sections: street scenes, education,
commerce,
industry,
public service,
transportation, residential scenes, recreation,
society and celebrations, news events and
the people who helped make this county
what it is today. Volume I, 1850-1939, and
Volume II, 1940-1969, are also available at
the library.
Cobbonian 2005, The Morristown High
School Yearbook, Morristown, Morris
County, New Jersey, HM5 MSD HIGH,
COB, 2005. The library has a collection of
the Morristown High School yearbooks
dating back to 1910.
Cape May Point, Cape May County, NJ:
Three Walking Tours of Historic Cottages,
by Joseph J. Jordan, Schiffer Publishing
Company, Atglen, PA, H3 CA5 CAPE JOR,
2004. This tour book was designed to give
the visitor, vacationer or resident an
indispensable guide to the history and charm
of Cape May Point, NJ. Three walking tours
(along Cape Avenue, along the Oceanside
and along the Bay Shore) encompass more
than seventy of Cape May Point’s earliest
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buildings, each of which is illustrated in full
color with engaging descriptions of their
architectural features.
This book also
includes two-dozen rare photographs of the
buildings that did not survive the ravages of
development or storms that devastated onefifth of the original community. Families
and individuals cited and/or pictured
throughout this publication include: Baker,
Baldwin, Barr, Beadle, Becica, Becker, Bell,
Blackburne, Blevin, Boughton, Boyer,
Burgin, Cassway, Choate, Corson, Corwin,
Cox, Croll, Crowe, Cupples, DeMarco,
Douglas, Dwyer, Edmunds, Fahy, Ferris,
Fogg, Foley, Frost, Fullerton, Gerew, Getty,
Golt, Gruber, Hand, Harvey, Hawthorne,
Hazzard, Heberton, Hilliard, Hughes,
Jaeger, Jones, Jungkurth, Keim, Kelly,
Kenyon, Killian, Kirkpatrick, Kneedler,
Lankenau, Larkinn, Lazaroff, Leaver, Long,
Lownes, Maine, Manges, Marianist, Mayser,
McCauley,
McClure,
McCullough,
McDermott, McQuaide, Moffatt, Mulford,
Ohiger, Parsons, Payne, Purcell, Qualls,
Rea, Richards, Russell, Rutherford, Sachs,
Satterthwaite, Savard, Seltzerm Shaffer,
Shepherd, Sherill, Sidney, Simpson, Sloan,
Smith, Spaeth, Springer, Stites, Stockton,
Supplee, Tanner, Thalheimer, Theobald,
Thomas, Touzeau, Townsend, Vandersloot,
Walker, Wanamaker, Whilldin, White,
Williams, Wright, Wood and many others.
Indexed.
Towns Lost But Not Forgotten, In the Pine
Barrens of New Jersey, by R. Marilyn
Schmidt, Pine Barrens Press, Chatsworth,
NJ, H2 SCHM, 2004. This publication is an
attempt to educate and inform people about
the long forgotten towns, villages and
hamlets that existed in the Pine Barrens of
New Jersey. These once active communities
are arranged alphabetically and include the
township and county in which they are
located. Map sketches are available to guide
you to the approximate location. Many of
these places are on unmarked sandy roads
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where a topographical map would be your
best guide. Some of the places included
are: Aserdaten, Atsion, Bamber, Batsto,
Birmington,
Bozarthtown,
Bridgeport,
Brookville,
Brotherton,
Buckingham,
Buddtown, Bullock, Bulltown, Calico,
Candlewood, Carranza, Cassville, Cedar
Crest, Cedar Bridge, Cedar Grove,
Chairville,
Chetwood,
Crowleytown,
Dingletown, Eagle, Flyat, Friendship,
Goshen, Green Bank, Hampton, Harmony,
Harrisville, Herman, Howardville, Indian
Mills, Jenkin, Jobstown, Juliustown,
Konkora, Lebanon, Leektown, Lisbon,
McCarthyville,
McDonald,
Magnolia,
Maxwell, New Gretna, Oswego, Paisley,
Pasadena, Pine Creek, Pineworth, Plainville,
Pointville, Purgatory, Quaker Bridge, Red
Bank, Reevestown, Retreat, Rollestone,
Roosevelt City, Scrabbletown, Shamong
Station, Speedwell, Sweetwater, Tranquility,
Tulpehocken, Two Bridges, Tylertown,
Union Hill, Vincentown, Washington, West
Creek,
Weymouth,
Wheatland,
Woodmansie, Wrangleboro and many
others. Indexed.
Under the Lighthouse, Memories of
Barnegat City, Ocean County, NJ, by Mary
Karch, published by Down the Shore
Publishing Co., Harvey Cedars, New Jersey,
H3O5 BARN KAR, 2004. This publication
is a pictorial history of Barnegat Lighthouse
and is based on the memories of long-time
residents who experienced the early days
and changes in this small fishing village on
the northern tip of Long Beach Island.
Photographs and stories document the
fishing industry, historic buildings, and of
course its most famous landmark, the
Barnegat Lighthouse.
This book also
combines images of a past almost forgotten
with memories of the residents who will
never forget the small town that was once
called Barnegat City.
Families and
individuals cited and/or pictured throughout
this
publication
include:
Adolfsen,
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Applegate, Archer, Barber, Bennett,
Besestad, Bjornberg, Brown, Buttersworth,
Cobb, Copperthwaite, Cox, Crane, Dalland,
Eliason, Engelsen, Frances, Haddock,
Hansen, Hoff, Hunt, Inman, Jacobsen,
Jensen, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kjeldahl,
Knight,
Kroeger,
Kubel,
Midgett,
Montgomery, Morris, Myers, Olsen,
Peterson, Reynolds, Roberts, Skawder,
Svelling, Wieczorek and many others.
The Weird New Jersey Index, 1992-2005,
compiled by James Pontolillo, sponsored by
Weird NJ Inc., Orange, NJ, H2 WEIRD
INDEX, 2005. This index covers issues 1
through 24 (1992-2005) of the NJ
publication, Weird, NJ. Every effort has
been made to ensure that this index is both
complete and cross-indexed and has resulted
in 300+ pages.
Each item in the index
indicates the location in the state of NJ as
well as the issue and page number in which
it appeared.
Indiana Civil War Veterans, Transcription
of the Death Rolls of the Department of
Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 18821948, by Dennis Northcott, Northcott
Genealogical Publishing Co., Saint Louis,
Missouri, H977.2 NOR, 2005. This second
publication in the series is a welcomed
addition to the first publication titled, Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of
Illinois: Transcription of the Death Rolls,
1879-1947, which contained death records
of more than 32,000 members of the
Department of Illinois, who served in Civil
War units from thirty-six states. This new
publication is an alphabetical transcription
of the Department of Indiana death rolls and
was compiled from journals in the holdings
of the University of Illinois and the Library
of Congress. It contains records of more
than 22,000 soldiers, who served in Civil
War units from thirty-one states. The
records contained the soldier’s name, rank,
company, regiment or ship, age, date of
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death, and the number of the post to which
he belonged. In transcribing these death
rolls, every effort was made record the
information accurately and completely. This
book also contains six appendices: a roster
of post names and locations, a roster of
annual encampment dates and locations,
roster of annual membership and the
national organization, members with
additional
biographical
information,
statistical summary of states from which
soldiers in this transcription served, and an
annotated bibliography of the Grand Army
of the Republic Department level rosters and
indices. Transcription of the death rolls of
the Grand Army of the Republic
Departments of Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas
will be forthcoming.
British-American Genealogical Research,
Monograph Number 9, Parts 1 and 2, and
Monograph Number 10, 1774-1783, by
Clifford Neal Smith, Clearfield Publishing
Co., Baltimore, Maryland, H973.314 SMI,
2004. This publication contains British and
German deserters, those discharged, and
prisoners of war who may have remained in
Canada and the United States during
Revolutionary War times, 1774-1783. This
publication also contains deserters and
disbanded soldiers from British, German and
Loyalist military units in the south around
1782. Indexed.
Stories In Stone, A Field Guide to Cemetery
Symbolism and Iconography, written and
photographed by Douglas Keister, GibbsSmith Publishing Company, Salt Lake City,
Utah, H929.5 KEI, 2004. This publication
is a guide to the oft-maligned world of
cemeteries. It provides fascinating answers
to questions from beyond the grave. What
religion were they?
What clubs and
organizations did they belong to? What was
their occupation or hobby? What thoughts
did they hold about their afterlife? What
was their favorite flower? This publication
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also divided into several sections: Funerary
architecture (mausoleums, chapels, offices,
tombs, sculptures and memorials), stone
sentinels (flora, fauna, human body parts,
worldly symbols, mortality symbols, and
religious symbols), a list of secret societies,
clubs and fraternal organizations as well as
acronyms
of
societies,
clubs
and
organizations. Indexed.
additional resources to be added to the
bibliography, and an index arranged in
alphabetical order of all the given names in
the directory. It is hoped that this last index
will help researchers looking for the parents
of an individual where the patronymic name
is known.
Genealogical And Biographical Directory to
Persons in New Netherland, 1613-1674,
2004 Supplement, by David M. Riker,
Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA,
H974.7 RIK SUPP, 2004. This publication
is a supplement to the original four-volume
set of books published in 2000 and contains
revised data sheets and in a few cases
additional sheets. It also contains an index
to surnames for the supplement, a list of
Hopper – Descendants of Andries
Willemszem Hoppe(n) of New Amsterdam,
NY
Howland – Kith and Kin of Gideon
Howland
Parker Family of Somerset County, NJ
Ward – Battle Hymns of the Wards: from
the Norman Conquest to Julia Ward Howe
Wilson – Supplement
Lastly, surnames of published genealogies:
The Genealogical Group of New York & New Jersey
presents:
“CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES”
An All-Day Program concerning the
People and History of Lower NY and Northern NJ
Saturday, October 29, 2005
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
members $60 / non-members $90
held at the
Salvation Army School for Officer Training
201 Lafayette Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
For more information: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsbc/
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Morris County Marriages
by Linnea B. Foster
The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book G of Morris
County Marriage Records. An explanation of these records may be
found in Vol. 6 No. 3 (Sep.1993) and Vol. 17 No. 3 (Dec. 2004). The
marriages have been abstracted in the order in which they were
recorded. The name of the minister or official and the date recorded
is shown for each group of marriages. The first column shows the
page number in Book G; the second column shows the date of the
marriages; the third column shows the names of the bride and groom
and other information that appears in the original record.
(continued from Vol. 18, No. 2)
by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 7 Mar 1864
29 6 Mar 1864 James P. Lail and Lydia Jane Lyon
by [?], Mendham - Recorded 17 Mar 1864
29 24 Feb 1864 David R. Emmons and Miss Carrie Emmons, both of Chester
by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 21 Mar 1864
29 19 Mar 1864 George D. Losey and Anna L. Losey
by Moses Beam, JP - Recorded 25 Mar 1864
29 29 Jan 1864 Dewitt VanOrden and Sarah Cole
by C. Clark, Minister - Recorded 26 Mar 1864
29 27 Feb 1864 Thomas B. Hoffman of Tewkesberry to Lidia Wise of Washington Twp., at
Washington Twp. Witnesses: Henry Crampton, Amanda Crampton
by Rev. James Lawton - Recorded 28 Mar 1864
30 24 Feb 1864 Edward H. Regar of Succasunna Plains to Fanny E. Guerin, near
Morristown, at Mendham
by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 28 Mar 1864
30 27 Mar 1864 Theodore F. Stiles and Harriet C. Marsh
by C. Clark, Jr., Minister of the Gospel, Sucksaunna - Recorded 8 Apr 1864
30 9 Feb 1864 Mr. John Doeing and Miss Amelia J. Thomas, both of Suckasunna
30 27 Feb 1864 Mr. Lewis H. Messinger and Miss Christianna King, both of Drakeville
31 8 Mar 1864 Mr. Randson N. Mattoon and Miss Harriet Carlon, both of Parsippany
31 24 Dec 1863 Mr. Thos. L. King of Drakesville and Miss Elmira J. McCain of Andover
31 2 Jan 1864 Mr. David Johnson of Sparta and Miss Caroline Heaton of Suckasunna
by William C. Nelson, Minister of the Gospel, Basking Ridge - Recorded 15 Apr 1864
31 10 Mar 1864 William Ellick of Mendham to Sophia J. Hinds of Pleasant Plains
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by Abm Williamson, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 19 Apr 1864
31 19 Dec 1863 Henry H. Emmons of Chester to Emeline Lawrance of Randolph
31 14 Apr 1864 George W. Skellhorn to Clementine Briant, both of Randolph
by Absalom Steelman, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 21 Apr 1864
32 20 Mar 1864 William L. Davis of Stanhope and Frances Todd of Drakeville
by William P. Winterbottom, JP - Recorded 22 Apr 1864
32 16 Apr 1864 Mr. James Dunn and Mrs. Harriet Robinson
by Amos H. Belles, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 4 May 1864
32 3 Oct 1857 John S. Lyon of Parsippany to Phebe Ann Henderson of Jefferson
32 29 Oct 1857 Thomas Hill to Flora Britton, both of Hurdtown
by Robert N. Merritt, Rector of St. Peters Church, assisted by Rev. J. S. B. Hodges, Rector of Grace
Church, Newark - Recorded 16 Mar 1864
33 3 May 1864 Samuel Meeker, widower, of the City of Newark, and Lucretia T. Parson
of Morristown, at the residence of Vincent King, Esq., in Morristown
by Robert N. Merritt, Rector of St. Peters Church - Recorded 16 Mar 1864
33 14 May 1864 James Hodges, Bachelor, of Rockaway, born in Tipton, Staffordshire,
England, aged 25 years, son of John and Anna Hodges, to Mary Ellen
Francisco, Spinster, born in Dover, aged 17 years, 3 months, daughter of
John P. and Elizabeth Francisco of Dover, in St. Peters Church, Morristown.
Witnesses: James Hartell, Maria Butterworth
by George C. Bush, Minister of the Gospel, Hackettstown - Recorded 17 May 1864
33 7 Apr 1864 Mr. Marshall L. Ward and Miss Mary E. Sharp, at the house of Mr. Jacob
N. Sharp, Washington
by W. G. Wiggins, Pastor, M. E. Church, Boonton - Recorded 26 May 1864
33 30 May 1863 Milton S. Hiller to Frances Smith, both of Rockaway, at Boonton M. E.
Parsonage
34 22 Jun 1863 John Henry Pevey to Emeline Gould, both of Pequanick, at Boonton
34 29 Sep 1863 Frederick Taylor to Helen Blanchard, both of Pequanick, at Boonton
34 13 Sep 1863 Augustus Smith to Margaret Syndle, both of Parsippany, at Boonton
34 19 Dec 1863 John Taylor of Boonton to Frances Lavinia Hacock of Parsippany, at
Boonton
34 30 Dec 1863 George S. Eston to Parmelia Backer, both of Boonton, at Boonton
34 31 Dec 1863 John Moore to Margaret York, both of Parsippany, at Boonton
34 8 Mar 1864 Isaac D. Lyon of Parsippany to Harriet E. Dickerson of Denville, at
Parsippany
34 12 Mar 1864 James Barber of Troy, New York, to Mary Ann Philips of Boonton, at
Boonton
34 2 Apr 1864 Chileon Dickerson of Denville to Margaret J. Jagger of Pike Co.,
Pennsylvania, at Denville
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5 Apr 1864 Squire M. Gage to Adaline Oliver of Boonton, at Boonton
by Rev. William L. Moore, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 27 May 1864
34 5 May 1864 William F. Dana of New York City to Maria Louise Traphagen of
Chatham Twp., in Chatham Twp.
by W. P. Winterbottom, JP - Recorded 11 Jun 1864
35 30 May 1864 Moses More and Mary Elisabeth Dockerty
by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 27 Jun 1864
35 25 Jun 1864 George W. Howell and Mary C. Horton, both of Chester
by Samuel P. Halsey, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 11 Jul 1864
35 10 Jul 1864 John Newey and Ann Riley
by David Magie, Jr., Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Mendham - Recorded 16 Jul 1864
35 [24?] Feb 1864 Mr. Mahlon Cole, aged 24 years, son of James Cole, to Miss Nancy G.
Vannest, daughter of Henry D. Vannest, Sr., all of Mendham Twp., at the
house of the bride’s father
36 22 Mar 1864 Mr. Marcus Robinson, aged 29 years, of Hampton, Connecticut, son of
Ralph and Mary Robinson, to Margaret Ann Garrabrant, aged 27 years,
daughter of John and Rachel Garrabrant of Mendham Twp., at the house of
the bride’s father
36 6 Apr 1864 Mr. George P. Marsh, aged 29 years, to Sarah M. Babbitt, daughter of
Robert M. and Henrietta Babbitt, all of Mendham Twp., at the house of the
bride’s father
36 11 Jun 1864 Mr. Samuel Cooper, aged 30, son of Obadiah S. Cooper, to Miss Caroline
P. Emmons, aged 29 years, daughter of John Emmons, all of Chester Twp.,
at the First Church Parsonage
by Andrew Hopper, Minister of the Gospel, Millington - Recorded 20 Aug 1864
36 5 Nov 1856 Vroom Demott, Farmer of Peapack, aged 24, to Hellen Dunn of Millington,
aged 20
36 5 May 1858 James Runyon, Farmer, aged 24, to Susan Dunn, aged 22, both of
Millington
36 19 Jun 1861 Alonzo T. Cornish, aged 30, to Sarah Frances Dunn, aged 20, both of
Millington
36 31 Dec 1862 George W. Howell, aged 30, to Rachel M. Cornish, aged 21, both of
Millington
37 4 Jun 1863 Squier Frazee of Greenbrook, aged 37, to Elizabeth Squier of Millington,
aged 35
37 7 Oct 1863 Andrew Manning of Plainfield, aged 60, to Thirza Squier of Millington,
aged 55
(to be continued)
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MAGS NEWS
MAGS MEETINS 2006
Effective January 2006, MAGS meetings will be held on the FIRST Tuesday of the
month at the Morris County Library at 30 East Hanover Ave., Whippany.
We will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of the month for the rest of this year,
2005 at the Grace Church in Madison. See page 16 for meeting notices.
Al Zimmerman, president
MAGS WEBSITE - rootsweb.com/~njmags/
We would appreciate having some feedback from members on the usefulness of our
website. Do you use the website? Which features do you use the most? What kind of
other information would you like to find there? While verbal feedback is welcome, for the
purposes of evaluation we request that you put something in writing. You can either send
via regular mail to our address on page 2 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
Thank you.
SURNAME RESEARCH
Our website gets several requests each month from people who visit our website asking to
be connected to the MAGS member listed on our surname list. At this time the request is
forwarded to the MAGS member explaining that it is their choice to respond or not. If you
receive one of these requests, but do not wish to open a dialog with the requester, please
reply to Anna Nagy, our webmaster letting her know. If you do respond directly to the
requester, please cc Anna, so she can step out of the loop. Thank you.
GERMAN INTEREST GROUP
REMINDER: we are meeting on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Morris County
Library. Our next meeting is scheduled for Sept 20, 2005 at 10:00. if you would like to
attend, come to our MAGS general meeting in September and sign up, or e-mail us at
[email protected].
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Castle Garden Website
The Castle Garden Database is now online. If you have immigrants to New York before Ellis Island
opened, this may help you. Although the search range is 1830-1912, Castle Garden records are
1855 to 1890. The total records include not only the Castle Garden period, but the period between
the closing of Castle Garden and the opening of Ellis Island in 1892 when the Barge Office was
processing records. Also included are some records from other ports. The new Castle Garden site
is reportedly not yet complete: http://www.castlegarden.org/.
You can also access these records by using Steve Morse's site. There you have more search
features and can also browse through the database of Castle Garden Passenger Records:
http://www.stevemorse.org/ellis/cg.html.
Early Churches of Morris County
This issue begins a new series on the early churches in the Morris County area. We hope it will
help you learn about where your ancestors worshiped and have a better understanding of their
community. We begin this series with the church that has been home for our meetings for the
past 6 years, Grace Church in Madison.
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison
Mailing address: 4 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940
Website: http://www.gracemadison.org/
Early Episcopalians in Madison attended St. Peter's Church
in Morristown; it was as an offshoot of that congregation
that Grace Church was eventually formed. The earliest
services were held in the late 1840s, sometimes at the
Madison Methodist Church. In 1854, a meeting was held to organize an Episcopal parish in
Madison. For the first two months of its life, it was known as Zion Church. Then the name of the
parish was changed to Grace Church and it was incorporated under that name. Services were held
at the Odd Fellows Hall until the church building was completed in 1856 at its present location.
There was land set aside for the use of Grace Church at Evergreen Cemetery in Morristown, but this
was disputed by the cemetery. The church and the cemetery eventually came to an agreement. It is
unknown whether any parishioners took advantage of their right to be buried there.
For more photos and information on this and other churches in Morris County:
• Images of America: Madison by John T Cunningham, 1998
• History of Grace Church: 1854-1984, Suzanne B. Geissler, Episcopal Diocese of Newark,
1987
• History of Morris County, New Jersey, 1739-1882: with illustrations and biographical
sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers, W.W. Munsell & co., 1882
• Morris County Churches: 18th & 19th century: with a date of organization and a listing of
such vital records and cemetery inscriptions as are available at the Morristown Library,
•
compiled by Barbara Hoskins, Morristown Library, 1972, updated 1981
Internet website: http://www.njchurchscape.com/morris.html
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THE IRON ERA
The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ, contains
a wealth of information about residents of
Dover and the surrounding areas in Morris
County.
The Morristown-Morris Township
Library has microfilmed copies of the issues
published from January 20, 1872 through
December 10, 1905. Unfortunately, there is
no index. However, toward the end of each
year from 1881 through 1892, a synopsis of
the year’s events was published in the
newspaper. The Library’s collection includes a
transcript of the synopses, Morris County
History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor].
Necrology 1890-1891
24
27
31
Feb
2
9
10
11
1890
Alfred Morehouse, Pine Brook, 82
B.C. Guerin, Morristown, 55
Eli Worman, Boonton, 45
Aaron Salmon, Boonton, 82
John Bates, Whippany, 74
Mrs Anna Fisher, Fairmount, 90
David Rarick, Succasunna, 52
James M. Backer, Chester, 75
1891
David Reeves, Chatham, 84
Joseph Bowlby, Dover, 82
Mrs Harriet J. Harris,
Morristown, 90
Mrs Mary Ludlow, Morristown,
89
Mrs Nancy Zindle, Dover, 81
Victor Thibou, Boonton, 60
Mrs Elizabeth H. Young,
Succasunna, 81
M.W. Seeley, Chester
Demas Badgely, Parsippany, 93
Mrs Mary Merritt, Dover, 83
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C.J. Cottrell, Stanhope, 63
Nicholas Stites, Montville, 84
Mrs Jane Holloway, Parsippany,
92
Mrs Mary Thomas, Flanders, 85
John Winderscheidt, Rockaway,
85
Mrs Sarah Stephens,
Stephensburg, 95
Samuel Losey, Lower Longwood,
80
Ex-Surogate Wm. H. McDavit,
Dover, 52
Mrs Eliza S. Hopping, Afton, 92
Gen. Hannibal Day, Morristown,
87
Wm. F. Wiggins, Succasunna, 75
John A. Honnell, Succasunna, 63
Mrs Alfred W. Canfield,
Morristown, 81
Theron Butterworth, Morristown,
71
Mrs Sarah Vreeland, Boonton, 82
Postmaster I.N. Beach,
Rockaway, 67
Leopold Zindle, Dover, 80
Elisha Bird, Montville, 86
Philip Wooton, Boonton, 86
Mrs Eliza Meeker, Morristown,
83
Daniel D. Craig, Basking Ridge,
65
Wm. J. Pell, Morristown, 80
Mrs Mahala Beers, Morristown,
83
Mrs Millie Wallace, Dover, 100
Henry Stiles, Mt Freedom, 82
Ex-Senator Aug. C. Canfield,
Succasunna, 49
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Mrs Eveline Babbitt, Morristown,
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Judge DeWitt C. Quinby,
Whippany, 60
Mrs Caroline A. Schofield,
Morristown, 88
Jacob Naughright, Naughright,
77
Jonathan Miller, Green Village,
80
Edward A. Stickle, Paterson
Henry Dalman, Mt Hope
Geo. A. Lawrence, Whippany, 52
Rev H.M. Teller, Pompton
John H.M. Berry, Pequannoc, 81
John Jaques, Boonton, 85
Mrs Roxana White, Morristown,
90
John J. Derry, Morristown, 60
John Jones, Rockaway
Mrs Melinda Lyon, Dover, 81
Alpheus Pierson, Mt Freedom, 85
Whitfield Green, Washington
Valley, 81
Daniel G. Hopkins, Old Boonton,
88
Dr Joseph G. Beattie,
Succasunna, 69
Wm. A. Force, Madison, 80
Andrew H. Vanderveer,
Mendham, 67
Richard Smith, Troy Hills, 53
Peter DeGraw, Marcella, 85
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Henry Pool, Mt Freedom, 81
Hon. S.B. Axtell, Morristown, 76
Mrs Nancy DeCamp,
Succasunna, 85
Samuel Coss, Dover, 49
Ex-Judge Freeman Wood, Dover,
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Mrs Ryan, Mt Hope, 91
Mrs Mary Gollogher, Mt Hope,
100
Mrs Elizabeth C. Maull, Madison,
96
Mrs Levi Harvey, Ironia, 89
John Blanchard, Port Morris, 81
Mrs Temperance Nixon, Mt
Freedom, 91
Mrs Ann Cavanagh, Mt Pleasant,
98
Mrs Erb, Irondale, 92
Horace Chamberlain, Oak Ridge,
76
Mrs Charlotte Conklin, Brook
Valley, 97
Wm. Sharp, Naughright, 74
Joel Wilson, Dover
Richard Appleget, Port Morris
Mrs Bridget McGuire, Mine Hill,
84
John Lawless, Stanhope, 73
E.V.S. Beaupland, Madison, 73
Thos. Ryan, Madison, 81
Stephen Cooper, New Foundland,
80
David Clawson, Drakestown, 91
Mrs Lucy McCord, Succasunna,
89
John Thatcher, Morristown, 91
Mrs Catharine Brookfield,
Morristown, 89
Mrs Rebecca Brotherton, Dover,
85
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The Morristown Family History Center
will reopen on Wednesday,
September 7 at 10:00 AM
Vol 18 No 3, September 2005
BIBLE RECORDS - MAXWELL
In 1968, Adelaide J. Howell presented three volumes of Bible Records to the Local History and
Genealogy Department of the Morristown-Morris Township Library. These are records that she
had copied and collected over a period of years. A surname index was published in Vol. 1 No. 2
and 3 (June and September 1988) of the Newsletter.
(continued from Vol 18 No 2)
Maxwell Family Bible
Now in the possession of Dr. H.T.Maxwell, 49 Maple Ave, Morristown, NJ.
Pictorial Family Bible - National Publishing Co, Philadelphia, Pa., 1872
WEDDING CERTIFICATE
Marlette Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa, and. Elizabeth Thirston of Cogan House, Pa. married
July 4, 1878 at Gilletts, Bradford Co. by Charles F. Moore.
---------MARRIAGES
Foster A. Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa. and Mabelle Rothwell of Elmira, N.Y. on April 23,
1904 at Wellsburg, N.Y. by Rev. B.D. Showers
Martha Edna Maxwell of Cogan House, Pa. and Raymond Westerman Bailey of Philadelphia,
Pa. married June 2, 1909 at Cogan House, Pa. by Rev. Lafayette Maxwell.
Bertha M. Maxwell and Fred Clinton Huntington married Nov. 15, 1916 at Wllllamsport, Pa. by
Rev. L. Maxwell.
Harry Thurston Maxwell and Thyra Styles married at Plainfield, N.J. June 30, 1917
Margaret R. Maxwell and Arthur L. Taylor was married at Cogan House, Pa. by Rev. L.
Maxwell, June 4th, 1913
John Franklln Maxwell and Lucy Alice Simmons was married at Denver, Colorado, June 1st,
1926
Elizabeth C.L. Maxwell and Francis D. Warntz married July 18, 1936 at Morristown, N.J.
BIRTHS
Marlette A. Maxwell was born Oct. 22, 1855
Elizabeth Aldora Thirston was born Dec. 30, 1859
---------Martha Edna Maxwell was born June 2, 1879, Trout Run, Ly Co.
Foster Alexander Maxwell was born Feb. 6th, in the year 1881, Trout Run, Ly Co. Pa.
Bertha May Maxwell was born Feb. 23, in the year 1883, Buttonwood, Ly Co, Pa. (Lycoming)
Harvey Marrlette Maxwell was born Oct. 3d in the year 1885 Trout Run, Pa.
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DEATHS
Ellen died Nov. 10, 1863 aged 5 yrs. 4 mo. 6 days
Levi James died June 9, 1875 aged 6 yr. 4 mo. 21 days
Lora Belle died June 12, 1875 aged 4 yr. 8 mo. 23 days
John Wesley died June 23, 1875 aged 2 yr. 8 mo. 1 day
John Scott Thurston died Thanksgiving Day 1903
Ellis Thurston died Apr. 1900
George S. Thurston died Sept. or Oct. 1921
---------Harry Thirston Maxwell was born Oct. 3d in the year 1885 Trout Run.
Margaret Rachel Maxwell was born Feb. 12 in the year 1890, Clark’s Mills, Pa.
John Franklin Maxwell was born in Kane, Pa. March 16, 1892
Elizabeth Christine Lucile Maxwell was born Jan. 28, 1900 at Cogan House.
---------DEATHS
Harvey Marlette Maxwell died June 10, 1886, aged 8 mo. & 10 days
Foster A. Maxwell died 0ct. 29, 1929, age 48 yrs. 8 mo. 23 days
Marlette Maxwell died Feb. 15, 1933, aged 77 years 3 mo. 25 days
---------Magdalena Schmonder born and raised until about 15 years, near Strassburg, Germany and of
Alsace parentage; then came to America. She married Levi Kulp. They were parents of
Margaret
Kulp, who married John Thurston.
---------On paper pasted, in the Bible:
John Scott Thurston born March 11th, 1831
Margaret Thurston born September 15th, 1839
Ellis Orvil Thurston born June 27th, 1857
Ellen Magdalena born July 4th, 1858
Elizabeth Aldora born Dec. 30th, 1859
Ervon E. Thurston born June 22nd, 1864
Levi James Thurston born January 18th, 1869
Lora Belle
born September 20th, 1870
John Wesley Thurston born October 22d, 1872
Sarah Dovona Thurston born September 16th, 1874
Orvilla May Thurston born August 30th, 1876
Margaret Marletta Thurston born July 17th, 1878
George Stansbury Thurston born Nov. 3d, 1881
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CONDOLENCES:
QUERIES
Our condolences to the family of Eugene
Caprio who passed away on the 13 June
2005. He was a Charter member of MAGS
and was our treasurer in the early days. He
was also was a science teacher for 26 years
at Madison High School before retiring in
1985. He was predeceased by his wife,
Evelyn (Conger) Caprio, who died in 2003.
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Queries will be limited as space allows.
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Donavan, Sullivan, Barton, Smith:
Just trying to touch base with any other
members researching:
Donovan 1880
census Boonton; Sullivan 1880 census
Boonton; William Barton, Pequannock
1800; John Smith, married to Rachel Barton
of Pequannock circa 1830; Alfred Albert
Smith, son of John and Rachel.
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