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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

September 9, 1997: Doing Genealogical Research in New Jersey: John A. Sass.

John is a native of New Jersey who, in addi-tion to teaching, has spent much time ac-tively pursuing family lineage. He also writes the New Acquisitions column for the MAGS newsletter. John will relate hands-on experiences and will detail New Jersey resources and how to access them.

October 14, 1997: Tracing a Family Tree and Writing a Book about It: Vivian Hight.

Vivian will tell of her family research and how it evolved into publication of her book, The Hight and Hunter Heritage. Several years ago she donated a copy to the Morris-town Library. In addition to family history, she has incorporated many photographs into her book. Copies of her book will be avail-able for perusal.

November 11, 1997: The Story behind Ev-ergreen Cemetery: Kemper Chambers.

Kemper is a dedicated volunteer whose family has lived in Morristown for many years. He has devoted many hours to tran-scribing records of Morristown Cemeteries and recording them. Numerous historic names are found on Evergreen headstones. He will exemplify his presentation with col-ored slides.

Research Resources Military Personnel Information

from Regina Springer

For information on servicemen who died in World War II or the Korean War, there is a wonderful re-source, "Individual Deceased Personnel File."

The file contains all the serviceman's records from when he was missing or killed until the final disposi-tion of his remains. The records are for all branches of service except those who were killed in South East Asia which is Army only.

You can write to: Department of the Army U.S. Total Army Personnel Command Alexandria, VA 22332-0405.

The waiting time is about 8 weeks but the informa-tion is free and apparently unobtainable elsewhere. Send name of serviceman, date of birth, date of death, service number, and any other information that you might have concerning his/her military service.

In This Issue

Upcoming Programs Page 1 Research Resources: Military Personnel Info 1 Research Resources: Seventh Day Baptists 2 New Acquisitions 3 Morris Area Marriages 5 Morris Bible Records: Willison Family 7 Morris Bible Records: John Wood 8 Morris Bible Records: David M. Muchmore 9 Genealogical Periodicals at Library 11 The Iron Era 12 Civil War Military Terms 14 Queries 15

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Officers

President Bogert Holly Vice President/Program Chair Jan Huth Treasurer Anne Rodda Recording Secretary Lois Weis Corresponding Secretary Regina Springer Trustee Barbara Davidson Trustee Linnea B. Foster Trustee Claire Kissil

Committee Heads

Historian Joyce C. Barr Hospitality Ruth Grimm Interest Group Coordinator Kevin A. Elliott Name Badges Charles Hay Jr. New Acquisitions John A. Sass Newsletter Eleanor H. Casagrand Publicity Regina Springer Queries Kathy Sullivan Research Roger B. Conover, Harriet Hollema

Membership Dues for 1997-1998

USA Individual - $15.00 Canadian Individual - $22.00 USA Family - $20.00 Canadian Family - $28.00 Institution (Newsletter only) - $10.00

Meetings

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, Sep-tember through May, at the Joint Free Public Library of Morris-town and Morris Township, 1 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey. Coffee is served at 6:45 p.m.; meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Usually a brief business meeting is held first, followed by the evening's special 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.

Issue Deadline March February 1 June May 1 September August I December November 1

Newsletter Committee

Eleanor H. Casagrand - Editor Henry 8:. Lois Weis, Ruth Grimm. Jan Huth. Claire Kissii

Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid.

ISSN 105Q-8502

Research Resources Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society

3120 N. Kennedy Road P.O. Box 1678 Janesville, WI 53547-1678 (608) 752-5055 Rev. Don A. Sanford, Historian Donna M. Kjendlie, Librarian

The Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society moved to Janesville, WI on 1982 after many years in Plainfield, NJ. Their selection of secular history is concentrated on biographical & genea-logical material of New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where Seventh Day Baptists had early settle-ments.

They have many original church records & sev-eral original documents on the families that are associated with the Seventh Day Baptist Church. The collection includes original records of the 17th century Mill Yard & Pinners' Hall (London, England) churches. Early membership records of the Newport, RI; Piscataway, NJ; Shiloh (Cohansey) NJ; Leonardsville (1st Brookfield) NY and Alfred, NY are indexed.

Some of the more prominent names are: Burdick, Clark, Crandall, Hubbard, Maxson. Also. from NJ, Bonham, Drake, Dunham. Fitz Randolph, Fuller, Hull, Shotwell. A list of printed genealogies in their holdings is available from the society. The library is open to the pub-lic for research from 9:00 to 4:00 weekdays. Appointments are recommended since the library staff is part-time & some portions of the collec-tion have access restrictions.

Mail requests for help with family history will be answered & an initial short search conducted. No fee is charged but a contribution toward staff time is encouraged. Please include a SASE Af-ter the first search, correspondents will be re-ferred to a local genealogist who has access to the library.

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NEW ACQUISITIONS AT THE

LIBRARY by John A. Sass

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Here are the latest acquisitions at the library:

Kentucky Soldiers of The War of 1812, compiled by the Kentucky Adjutant General's Office. H976.9 KEN, 1995. This book was updated from its original compilation in 1931. It contains the soldier's name, rank, company or regiment, date of appointment or enlistment, period of time of ap-pointment or enlistment, and remarks which may include date of discharge, date and place of death, date returned home, promotions, appointments, resignations and desertions. Indexed.

Morristown High School Alumni Directory. HM5 MSD High Alumni, 1996. This book is divided into three major sections. The first section is an alphabetical listing of all the graduates of Morris-town High School including their occupation, most recent address, spouse's name and children's names. The second section is an alphabetical list-ing of all graduates according to the year that they graduated. And the third section is a geographical listing of all graduates. This book is an excellent genealogical resource for those individuals re-searching Morristown.

Note - The Madison High School Alumni Direc-tory has also been published and is available at the Madison Public Library.

Directory of Family Associations, 3rd Edition, by Elizabeth Petty Bentley. H929.01 BEN, 1996. This compilation contains all U.S. associations, re-unions, surname exchanges, significant databases on single surnames or related groups, independent periodicals, and publishers of family histories. All surnames are alphabetically arranged.

Dust to Dust - Lost and Forgotten Graveyards in The New Jersey Highlands, by Mead Stapler. H2 STAP, 1996. This book contains the tombstone inscriptions of individuals buried in thirty-three of the cemeteries located in the New Jersey High-lands. Some of these cemeteries are located in the areas of Broadville, Canistear, Cherry Ridge, Colesville, Kinnelon Boro, Mahwah, Newfound-land, Oak Ridge, Old Minisink, Parsippany, Pompton Lakes, Ringwood, Sterling Forest, Wal-pack, Wanaque Boro, Wayne, West Milford and Williamsville, NJ. Indexed.

Bucks County Tax Records, Pennsylvania, 1693-1778, by Terry A. McNealy. H974.821 McN, 1987. As the title suggests, this book contains the names of those individuals living in Bucks County, PA from 1693 to 1778. Just as your tax records give insight into how you live, the records in this collection provide some understanding of the peo-ple living during this time period. These records may not give birth, marriage and death documenta-tion, but they do give financial status, sometimes list the occupation, number of livestock, ages and number of servants, and other information. The experienced genealogist and local historian can use this information to fill in details of a person's life and use the locations and years as keys to further sources of information. Indexed.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Tombstone Inscrip-tions - Hilltown Township, by Francis Wise Waite. H974.821 WAL 1984. This book contains all the known cemetery inscriptions in Hilltown Town-ship. This may provide historians and genealogists with some insight into the past residents of the area. Several of the cemeteries indicated in this book in-clude the Upper Hilltown Baptist Church Ceme-tery, Line Lexington Mennonite Graveyard (New Britain Township), Saint Peter's Union Church Cemetery, Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Hilltown German Reformed Church Cemetery, Silverdale Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Calvary Church Cemetery at Telford. Perkasie Mennonite Church Cemetery and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Indexed.

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South Jersey Church Records: Baptisms, Mar-riages and Deaths (1750-1900), Volume 111, compiled by Jeanne M. Hammeli. H2 HAM v. 3, 1997. This book contains vital records from sev-eral churches in Burlington, Camden and Glouces-ter Counties, NJ. These churches include the First Methodist Church, Bordentown.; Blackwood Pres-byterian Church, Blackwood; Glassboro Methodist Church, Glassboro; Trinity Methodist Church, Bordentown; Blackwood Methodist Church, Blackwood; Sharptown Methodist Church, Sharp-town; Winslow M.E. Church, Winslow; Central Methodist Church, Bridgeton. Omitted are the marriage records from the Glassboro Methodist Church and the baptismal records from the Wh-i-slow M.E. Church. Indexed.

Apprentices from Virginia, 1623-1800, by Harold B. Gill, Jr. H975.5 GIL, 1989. This compilation of apprentices was part of a larger computer data base containing biographical records of nearly 8,000 ar-tisans who worked in Virginia before 1801. It was created as part of a study of the role of artisans in colonial Virginia. The entries included in this compilation are primarily from original court rec-ords which are available on microfilm from the Ar-chives Division of the Virginia State Library in Richmond, VA. If race was not specified in the records, it was assumed that the child was white. Slaves who had no last name are listed under their master's surname in brackets. Indexed.

Hamburg Passengers from the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire, 1855-1873, by Geraldine Moser and Marlene Silverman. H923,3 MOS, 1997. The scope of this book is limited to passen-gers who traveled an indirect route to New York from 1855 through June 1873, and came from the Kingdom of Poland or the Russian Empire. There are no lists for the year 1868, or the first three months of 1870. All entries are -Ibetically 2 -ranged and include ti:. person'. . . sera.

date of departure, ship, town ,"i2) -,;.?.C.:e or last residence) and country.

Pocahontas Descendants, A Revision. by Stuart E. Brown. H929 BOLEN, 1997. This book is a slight revision and enlargement, and a considerable extension of the list of the descendants of Pocahon-tas as set out in Wyndham Robertson's splendid work, Pocrdhontas and Her Descendants, pub-lished in 1887. Indexed.

The library has recently purchased a number o items pertaining to Berks County, PA, all on mi-crofiche. They include the following;

Zion Church Records, Windsor Castle, Perry Town-ship, PA, (1747-1912). Fiche GE 0036.

Zion Church Records, Windsor Castle, Perry Town-ship, PA, (1866-1907). Fiche GE 0037.

Records of The Zion ziegel) Evangelical Lutheran Church, Perry Township, PA. Fiche GE 0038.

Zion (Ziegel) Cemetery Records, Perry Township, PA, by Carole Amtsfield. Fiche GE 0039.

Hill Church Records, Pike Township, PA, (1754-1799). Fiche GE 0040.

Saint Joseph's Cemetery Records, Berks County, PA. Fiche GE 0041.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Ebeneezer Cemetery, Shoemnkersville, PA. Therrnan Noecker. Fiche GE 0042.

Birch Hill Cemetery Records, Berks County, PA, Anna Schroeder. Fiche GE 0043.

Saint Timothy's Lutheran Church Records, Mohrsville, PA, (1845-1967), by David M. Adams. Fiche GE 0044.

Saint Luke's United Church of L.nrist Rec-nrds: Shcem,:z1c,-:rfyille, _ 1-77. C h (...3

surnaioes Dublisl (family newsletter')

1-lathaNvay (family bulletin Van Tuyl King Tooker/Tucker

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MORRIS COUNTY MARRIAGES

by Linnea B. Foster

The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book E of Morris County Marriage Rec-ords. An explanation of these records may be found in Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sept. 1993). 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 E; the second column shows the date of the mar-riage; the third column shows the names of the bride and groom and other information that appears in the original record. (Continued from Vol. 10, No. 2, Pg. 8)

42 14 Sep 1843 by Mathias Kitchel, Esq. - Recorded 18 Sep 1843

Gabriel Peir and [no name] Onsted

by O.L. Kirtland, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 21 Sep 1843 42 19 Jun 1843 Felix A. Hinchman and Margaret S. Hann [Hand?] 42 25 Jul 1843 Lent W. Fairchild and Abbe L. Lynn 42 28 Aug 1843 Henry Thomas and Abigail Wright

by A. Henry Dumont - Recorded 28 Sep 1843 42 [25?] Sep 1843 Martin John Ryerson of Passaic Co. and Miss Mary Ann Conklin of Morris

Town

by Elihu B. Mott. J.P. - Recorded 28 Sep 1843 43 [30?] Aug 1843 John Edderson and Lydia Swain, both of Chatham, at Chatham

by B.C. Megie - Recorded 7 Oct 1843 43 24 Feb 1842 James Drew of Pompton to Maria Merrit of Berkshire Valley 43 7 May 1842 Jacob Vantassel of Hurd Town to Catharine Pollard of Berkshire Valley 43 18 Jun 1842 Jeremiah Kindred to Elizabeth Youngs of Suckasunna 43 4 Jul 1842 Alfred Coe to Sarah Flemming, all of Dover 43 [ ] Aug 1842 Stephen Coleman of Chester to Caroline Berry of Dover 43 22 Dec 1842 Daniel R. Denman to Francis W. King 43 25 Dec 1842 Arthur Miller to Charlott Searing 43 29 Jan 1843 Jeremiah Williams to Mariah Cook

by Daniel Runyon. J.P. - Recorded 12 Oct 1843 43 14 Feb 1843 John Richard Boyles to Mary Ann Vanwinkle of Long Hill, Morris Twp.

by Alfred Chester - Recorded 4 Nov 1843 44 27 Sep 1843 Rev. Orlando L. Kirtland and Miss Louisa J. Johnes

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44 28 Jul 1836 44 10 Jul 1837 44 8 Dec 1837 44 23 Dec 1837 44 9 May 1840 44 9 Dec 184[0?11, 44 3 May 1841 44 26 May 1842 44 24 Oct 1843

44 26 Aug 1830

45 29 Jul 1843 45 28 Sep 1843

45 24 Oct 1843

45 24 Oct 1843

45 26 Oct 1843 45 30 Nov 1843

46 2 Jan 1843 46 15 Apr 1843 46 17 May 1843 46 31 May 1843 46 3 Jun 1843 46 20 Jul 1843 46 20 Sep 1843

47 6 Nov 1843 47 7 Dec 1843

47 [ Oct 1841 47 25 Nov 1841 47 7 Dec 1841 47 30 Dec 1841 47 11 Feb 1842

by John Hancock - Recorded 25 Nov 1843 Frederick Cyphers to Mary Jane Day Elias Carter to Mary Coleman, both of Morris Robert Blancher to Jane Roberson. people of colour Thomas H. Prince to Silve Edwards. people of colour Stephen Edwards to Abigail Harrison, people of colour Albert McCarl to Bridget Dutcher Sylvester Force to Mehetable Parrot George Baker, Jr. to Abigail Leonard Brister Tims to Elizabeth Ryerson, people of colour

by Barnabas King, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 1 Dec 1843 Bethial H. Pierson of Caldwell, Essex Co. to Hannah Mariah Ayres of Hanover Twp. Samuel Bishop Doland to Hannah Y. Little, both of Pequannock Twp. William Corey of Honesdale, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania to Phebe L. Beach of Hanover Twp. Joseph H. Jackson of East Avon, Livingston Co., New York to Mary Beach of Pequannock Twp. Samuel B. King of East Avon, Livingston Co., New York to Jane D.C. Beach of Pequannock Twp. Ralph D. Miller to Ann Eliza Rowland, both of Pequannock Twp. Mr. Edward W.B. Canning to Miss Catherine Peet [Peit?], both of Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts

by Joseph M. Ogden, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Chatham - Recorded 8 Dec 1843

James B. Wood to Sarah Bond [Bonce?] Edward H. Price to Harriet Force John H. Muchmore to Phebe Ann Lum Jonathan Schmidt to Julia Ann Mc Carl Archibald Edgar to Phebe B. Gillam Benjamin R. Lyons to Sarah Asenath Howard George Purvis to Sarah Eliza Coleman

by George Winsor, Jr.. Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 11 Dec 1843 William Batson and Barbray Crater, both of Morris Co. Daniel Youngs and Margaret Sanders. both of Morris Co.

by John Ford - Recorded 14 Dec 1843 George Adam Carlin to Elma Clap [Class?], both of Hanover Twp. Tunis R. Cobb of Pequannock Twp. to Sarah A, Bowlsby of Hanover Twp. Rev. John Ford to Jane W. Howell. both of Hanover Twp. Abraham F. Kitchel of Pequannock to Elizabeth Farrand of Hanover Baldwin Willis to Sarah Bolsby, both of Pequannock Twp.

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47 31 Mar 1842 47 26 May 1842 47 3 Jul 1842 47 5 Jul 1842 47 10 NOV 1842 47 17 Oct 1842 47 1 Feb 1843 48 ; 7 Mar 1843 48 18 May 1843 48 10 Jun 1843 48 9 Jul 1843 48 18 Sep 1843 48 30 Sep 1843 48 24 Oct 1843 48 24 Oct 1843

48 6 Dec 1843 48 19 Dec 1843

Henry W. Crane of Caldwell to Sally Ann Duryea of Pequannock Charles Churchhill of Hanover to Harriet Vanness of Pequannock Ebenezer S. Vanderhoof to Lucinda Conklin, both of Hanover Twp. Elam R. Brant to Juliana Wood, both of Chatham Twp. Calvin T. Townley to Hitty Day. both of Orange. NJ William Leman of Newark to Georgiana Bleecker of Hanover William B. Bobby to Caroline C. Taylor both of Hanover Twp. James N. Leonard to Mary Edwards. both of Hanover Twp. Frederick Stone of Passaic Co. to Mariana Grimes of Pequannock George Brooks of [Paidisl to Phebe Jane Ward of Orange Richard Norwood of Paterson to Mary Ann Hopier of Hanover M.H. Sheppey of Michigan to Evana Bleeker of Hanover Twp. John 0. Condict to Sarah Howell, both of Hanover Twp. John Ogden to Frances E. Ford, both of Hanover Twp. Edwin Condict of Montville to Harriet N. Mitchel of Troy, Morris Co.

by O.L. Kirtland, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 5 Jan 1844 Henry Bedell and Elizabeth S. Enslee William Clark and Mary Ann Lewis

by James G. Brinkerhoof, Min. - Recorded 19 Feb 1844 48 1 May 1841 Stephen Van Dyne to Harriet Crane, both of Morris Co.

(to be continued)

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Bible Records

submitted by Linnea B. Foster, computer scanned by Kevin Elliott

in 1968, Adelaide J. Howell presented three volumes of Bible Records to 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 10, No 2, p 12)

Willison Family Copy of a sheet torn from a Bible, now in the possession of Miss Philetta Willison, Morristown, N.J. Information given in note below from other Willison family records. Bible published in Dublin. Printed by George Grierson, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty at the King's Arma and Two Bibles, in Essex Street. MDCCXXX!X

the Berth, the marge, and Deth of Larence kiVillison's family.

Laurence Willison August 11, 1724

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Elizabeth Willison*

We was mared

Mary Willison Abegal Willison John Willison Elizabeth Willison Ester Willison Josier Willison

my first wife died Laurence Willison Junr**

mared Johannah***

David Willison Patey Willison Calven Willison Luther Willison Zadok Willison Thadeus Willison Silas Willison Thomas Willison Uzal Willison Sarah Willison Benjamen Willison Robart Willison

Josier Willison died

August 29, 1725

May 5, 1746

febr 23, 1747 februa -- 1749 october 9, 1751 June 28, 1754 Januery 5, 1757 April 30, 1759

Sept. 26, 1762 Sept. 26, 1762

May 17, 1763

January 19, 1764 January 20, 1765 March 16, 1766 May 13, 1767 November 11, 1768 April 16. 1770

29 December 20, 1771 September 20, 1773 February 20, 1775 March 7, 1777 November 21, 1779 July 17, 1782

October 5, 1784

*Elizabeth Cramer **Mother and son died at child's birth ***Joanna Pollard Died Dec. 7, 1782

John Wood (1818 -) Family Bible

From the Bible of John Wood of New Providence, N.J., in the possession of John G. Wood, 75 Personette Ave., Verona, NJ, and copied by him (1933) for the Genealogical Society of NJ.

Marriages

By the Revd. Geo Hitchens John Wood of New Providence, N.J. To Charlotte A. Torboss of Union Village, N.J. on Tuesday 7 Oclk P.M. the 27th day of October A.D. 1846.

Births John Wood was born Dec. 25th 1818. Charlotte A. Torboss wife of John Wood was born Monday June 6, 1831.

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Mary Eliza Wood was born Monday, Dec. 20th 1847. Peter Torboss Wood was born Sunday June 9th, 1850. Charles Fort Wood was born Friday December 24th 1852. Mary Eliza Wood was born Wednesday Feb. 17th 1858. John Burnett Wood born Augt. 1 th 1860. Elmer Elsworth Wood born March 5th, 1862.

Deaths 1st Mary Eliza Wood died Saturday Feb. 19th 1848.

David Morehouse Muchmore (1802-1860) Family Bible

In possession of Willard S. Muchmore, 577 Broadway, Newark, NJ and copied by him for the Genealogical Society of N.J. (1935).

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations diligently compared and revised with Conne's marginal references. Together with the Apocrypha and concordance, to which are added an Index and reference, and a key sheet of questions, geographical, historical, practical and experimental; accompanied with valuable Chronological harmonies of both Testaments, and highly useful tables of scripture names. Scripture geography, scripture chronology, scripture references, etc. The text corrected according to the standard of the American Bible Society.

Troy, N.Y. Published by Merriam, Moore & Co.

1848

Family Record

Marriages Francis W. Adlard and Sarah L. Muchmore December 11, 1851 Lambert A. Mulford and Joanna V. Muchmore September 26, 1858 Henrietta L. Muchmore and James Sims August 12, 1856 Louvisa A. Muchmore and Timothy Abbey January 1, 1852 John C. Abbey and Phebe A. Muchmore August 2, 1855 David B. Muchmore and Mary J. Miller was Married Jan. 10 1865 John E. Muchmore and Esther A. King was Married Jan. 31 1866 David M. Muchmore and Clarissa Sturgis was Married July 3,1824 Thomas Morgan and Clara Muchmore was Married May 15, 1866 John R. Briton and Clara A. Mulford were Married Nov. 13, 1886 David B. Muchmore Loretta Carter Married Oct 23

Births Sarah L. Muchmore August 22,1826 Joanna V. Muchmore December 31, 1828 Henrietta S. Muchmore November 13, 1831 Louvisa A. Muchmore January 18, 1833 Phebe A. Muchmore February 5, 1837 David B. Muchmore December 16, 1839 John E. Muchmore November 16, 1842 Clara J. Muchmore October 5, 1845 David Muchmore Mulford was born July 1, 1860

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the second son was born Sept. 5, 1861 Clarissa A. Mulford was born March 6, 1866 David M. Muchmore born August 16, 1802 Clarissa Muchmore born February 15, 1803 Emma F. Adlard April 10, 1857 George Simms August 14, 1857 Lorenzo H. Abbey Julia H. Abbey Ada G. Abbey Willard S. Muchmore Ella M. Muchmore Amy Muchmore Francis W. Adiard Timothy C. Abbey John C. Abbey James Simms Lambert A. Mulford Born April 14th 1831 Thomas Morgan Mary J. Miller Esther A. King

John E. B. Britten born June 18, 1867 Alice M. Britten born July 7th 1887 Elsie Mulford Britten Sept. 20 1889 Jennie H. Britten Born July 27, 1892 Vernon Britten still born May 11, 1894 Wallace E, Britten born Nov. 2, 1896

Mable N. Britten born Jan 20, 1900 Julie M. Britten born May 19, 1903 Robert & Jack Britten born Dec. 10, 1906

Deaths

David M. Muchmore died April 14 1857 In the 55 year of his age. Clarissa Muchmore died Dec. 31 1852 in the 50 year of her age. Sarah L. Adlard Died January 6, 1860 In the 34 year of her age Henrietta S. Simms Died Septmber 9, 1859 in the 28 year of her aae Mary J. Muchmore Died April 30th 1877 aged 31 years Lucetta A. Mulford Died Oct. 30, 1878 aged 76 years Christopher Mulford Died ----David M. Mulford Died July 2, 1860 the second son died Sept. 5, 1861 Francis Wm. Adlard died April 15, 1862 at New Haven North Carolina Eleasar B. Sturgis died March 18, 1883 aged 64 years 8 months Esther A. Muchmore died Dec 17, 1887 Lambert A. Mulford Died July 31 2 o'clock in the morhino 1889 (at rest) aged 59 David B, Muchmore died July 9, 1890 Aged 50 Johanna V. Mulford died on Jan. 8th 1901 in her 74th year

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Genealogical Periodicals at the Morristown Library Claire Kissel

Here is an updated list of genealogical periodicals held at the Morristown Library. They are kept in the closed stacks and anyone may request them for use. Please ask for assistance at the Local History desk. This list was last published in the MAGS newsletter in Dec. 1994 - v. 7 # 4, pp. 5 & 6.

Call #

H3B1

H3G1 Hist Bul

H3P1

H Pers

H 979.4 Gold

H 929 Stro

LH Pers

LH Pers

H 975.9 Lin

H3Mi5 Metu His

HMI Gen

H 974.7 Nor New

LH Pers

H 976.3 Val

Title

The Archivist

Bulletin of the Gloucester County Historical Society

The Castle Genie

Dorot, Journal of the Jewish Genealogical Society

The Golden Roots of the Mother Lode

Houses of Strother Newsletter

The Illuminator

Jefferson Genealogy Society Quarterly Newsletter

Links and Bridges...

Metuchen-Edison Historical Society Newsletter

Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter

The Patents

The Explorer

Valley Leaves

Organization

Genealogy Society of Bergen County

see title

Genealogy Club of Passaic County Historical Society

see title

Tuolumne County Genealogical Society, California

William Strother Society, Iowa

Zion (IL) Genealogy Society

Jefferson Genealogy Society

Genealogy Society of Hernando County. Florida

see title

see title

Northeastern New York Genealogical Society Newsletter

San Antonio, Texas Public Library Texana/Genealogy Collection

Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, Alabama

This list is subject to change as MAGS acquires more periodicals and these bulletins are processed by the Local History De-partment.

Morris Area Genealogy Society l I Vol 10 No 3 September 1997

THE IRON ERA

by Linnea B. Foster

The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ, contains a wealth of information about residents of Dover and the surrounding areas of Morris County. The Morristown-Morris Twp. Library has microfilm copies of the issues pub-lished from Jan. 20, 1872 through Dec. 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 Li-brary's collection includes a transcript of the synopses, Morris County History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor]. (continued from Vol. 10, No 2, p 14)

(page 12) INTERESTING FACTS 1882

Circuses used to exhibit in Morristown park. The voting population of Dover is about 630. In area Morris County ranks sixth in the State. The original name of Morristown was New Hanover. Chatham village has thirty people over 70 years of age. Thirteen different railroads pass through Morris County. The Montville Reformed Church was established in 1756. The Morris Canal is 101 miles long and cost $3,000,000. The Montville Reformed Church was organized in 1774. Drew Seminary has graduated nearly 300 preachers in 13 years. Morris County contains a church for about each 750 of population. Morris County gave 500 majority against Andrew Jackson in 1826. Thirty five years ago Berkshire Valley did more business than Dover. The Union Turnpike Company was incorporated Feb. 23d, 1804. The town of Dover has almost doubled in population in twelve years. The Bethlehem Iron Co. consumes 600 tons of coal every 24 hours. Corn about 6 inches high was about wholly cut off by frost June 2d, 1841. There are eleven establishments for the manufacture of iron in this county. It is said the site of the village of Chester was laid out for settlement in 1713. The original townships of Morris County were Hanover, Pequannock and Morris. The first 25 days in May last were colder than any corresponding period in 25 years. Morristown has 1,530 school children; Dover., 1,006; Boonton, 877, and Madison 345. The tract embracing the Dickerson Mine was taken up on account of its minerals in 1714. The third furnace built in Morris County was that at Mt. Hope; by John Jacob Faesch, in 1772. The engines for the first ocean steamship, the "Savannah," were made at Speedwell, in this county. The first Methodist sermon preached in this section was delivered at Boonton nearly 100 years ago. In 1765 there were but 14 houses of worship in Morris County, 9 of which were Presbyterian. In 1700 the territory, now called Morris County was in the undisturbed possession of the Indians. The freight bills of the powder works at McCainsville sometimes amount to over $1,000 per month.

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Muskonetchong, Huppachung and Suckasunning were the original of Musconetcong, Hopatcong and Succasunna. The first representative from Morris County, in the Colonial Legislature were Jacob Ford and Wm. Winds. Morris County has just about doubled in population since 1840.. having grown from 25,861 then, to 50,867 in 1880. The first court was held in Morris County, March 2 u. 1740., probably at th hotel of. ob Ford, one of the Judges. in February, 1717, snow fell from the 17th to the 24th until it was twelve feet deep on the level in Morris County. Mrs. Appley, of Morristown., is probably the oldest lady in the county. She is in her 105th year and weighs 200 pounds. In the winter of 1831-2 there was a great revival in the Rockaway Presbyterian church during which 150 persons were converted.

(Page 13) The first charcoal furnace in Morris County was probably the one built at Bloomingdale, about a mile above Pompton, by the Ogdens. The powder companies have erected a dozen or more buildings at McCainsvil e this season, and pay out about $5,000 per month in wages. The "Adventure Furnace" at Hibernia was built in 1765 and did service in furnishing ammunitions of war for the Continental Army. The water pumped from the Byram Mine, Mine Hill, divides where it falls, a part going to the Passaic River and a part to the Raritan. The first location in the northern part of Jefferson and Rockaway townships was that of John Daven-port, who in 1750 bought a tract of 210 acres near Petersburg. The first public official in what is now the County of Morris, but was then the township of Hanover in the County of Hunterdon, was Elisha Bird, who in 1722 was appointed Assessor of said township by the Hunterdon County Court. The first iron works at Rockaway were built as near as can be ascertained, about 1730. They were called "Job Allen Iron Works." ft was considered a rare occurrence when two car loads of coal from Mauch Chunk passed over the M. & E. Railroad, Nov. 14th, 1865. ine first forge in Morris County was erected at Whippany nearly opposite the-Presbyterian. Church. Tradition fixes the date as early as 1710. The first forge in Dover was built, it is said, by John Jackson, in 1722, on what is still called jackSon's brook, near the present residence of A. Beemer, Esq. James Wright, a negro, aged 108 years, now living in Brooklyn.,N.Y., was once a slave in the family of 0. Abram Rel.: oisMontville township, in this county. During the yea, , the High. Bridge ranch carried 29,378 tons of iron ore, tih Hibernia mine

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Tht- c tonil ,r‘ on the the ine-nti-9.1 ent year has been about 30.,000 tons per mon,P or about 360,000 tons for the year, which is about half of the entire product of the State.

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The eight Presbyterian Churches first established in Morris County were organized as follows; Hano-ver, 1718; Mendham 1st, 1735; Morristown 1st, 1738; Madison, 1747; Rockaway, 1754; Parsippany, 1755; Chester, 1758; Succasunna, 1759. During the war of 1812 four hundred citizens of Washington, Chester, Mendham and Morris volun-teered to labor for a day on the fortifications of New York. They performed the journey and did the work under the leadership of the clergymen of their respective localities. The Indians who originally inhabited Morris County were the Whippanongs, the Pomptons, the Rockawacks, the Parsippanongs, and the Musconetcongs. A favorite gathering-place for them was the Great Pond (Lake Hopatcong), where traces of their encampments are still to be found. The history of Morris County gives the following as the number of churches in the county: Presbyte-rian, 21; Methodist Episcopal 20; Roman Catholic, 8; Protestant Episcopal, 6; Baptist, 4; Reformed, 3; Congregational, 3:, Lutheran, 1; Free Methodist, 1; African M.E., 1. Total, 67. But we know a number which the history has failed to enumerate.

[Th Civil War Military Terms

Terms are extracted from The Military Handbook by Louis Le Grand, M.D., 1861 (reprint C.W. Heri-tage, Jacksonville, IL). This hand book was designed to be carried in the pockets of soldiers during the Civil War & used by soldiers in their daily activities. It included a dictionary of military terms.

Battalian - body of infantry of two or more companies. Brigade - a division of troops, consisting of two or more regiments. Mixed Brigade - composed of infantry & cavalry, generally used as advance guards. Camp-Color-Men - those soldiers who carry camp-colors to the field on days of exercise. Carbineers or Carabineers - horsemen armed with carbines, who occasionally act as cavalry Casuals or Casualties - soldiers who die, desert or who have been discharged. Color-Sergeant - the regimental sergeant whose duty it is to attend the colors in the field. Colors - identifying flags of the regiments. Company - consists of about 100 men. Corps - a body of troops, usually two or more Divisions Discharge - separation of soldier from service while his regiment is on active service. Division - a body of troops, consisting of two or more Brigades . Drum-Major - the instructor of the drummers in the beats. Enlistment - date joining a state regiment. Enrol - to enlist men to serve as soldiers. Exempts - persons exempted from certain services or entitled to peculiar privileges. Light Infantry - company of active, strong men of a battalian; divided into skirmishers, supports & reserves. Sup-ports are behind the skirmishers, reserve is the point on which both the skirmishers & supports may rally. Militia - citizen soldiers. Each state has its separate military organization by which all citizens liable to bear arms are enrolled. In the event of war, the governors accept volunteers for their quota. If there are not sufficient volun-teers, then a requisite force is drafted. These either go or find substitutes. Muster - after training, the date the regiment was accepted into Federal service. Muster Out - date the regiment was released from active service. Muster-Roll - a nominal return of officers & men in the service forwarded monthly to the War Department. Regiment - about 10 Companies.

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Queries: by Kathy Sullivan

Members may submit one query for publication in each issue of the newsletter. Queries will be limited as space allows. Please be sure to include dates and places in your request. Make sure it is typed or printed legibly. Print your name, address and zip code on the same piece of paper as the query. Please spell out all words; we will abbreviate as necessary.

Answers to queries should be sent directly to the submitter, whose name and address are shown at the end of the query. The deadline for queries for the next issue is Nov 1, 1997.

BYRAM/PITNEY/SEWARD: Seeking others who are researching Abigail Byram (1730-1817); Abigail Pitney dau of Benjamin Pitney (1726-1798); Samuel Seward (1754-1828). Beverly Seward Yackel, 140 South Lake Drive, Red Bank, NJ 07701-5353.

GULICK/DRAKE/HOLLOWAY/WOODRUFF: Seek ancestry of Margaretta Woodruff Gulick b. 13 July 1783 in NJ, d. 19 April 1869. She is buried in the Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery. She m. (1) Aaron Drake (1765-1824), (2) Benjamin Holloway. Her maiden name is either Woodruff or Gulick. Letha Holmes, 15 Merrie Trail, Denville, NJ 07834. e-mail<LETHAR@AOL.COM>

HILTS: Seek ancestry of Anthony Hilts b. 1741, d. 27 Oct 1791 in NJ. Place of birth is unknown. He and his wife Mary had 11 children who lived near Drakesville (Ledgewood), NJ. Letha Holmes, 15 Merrie Trail, Denville, NJ 07834. e-mail<LETHAR@AOL.COM>

LINDSLEY: Seeking any info, especially maiden name of first wife of John who d. Morristown c: 1749, mother of John, b. c: 1694, and Daniel, b. c: 1700. (John's second wife was Elizabeth Free-man Ford.) Caroline Wagner, 52 Crestview Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903.

SMITH/CODDINGTON: Seeking the parents of Cornelius Smith b. c: 1825, probably Somerset Co., m. c: 1845, Mercy Coddington b. 27 Apr 1826 in Mt. Horeb, Warren Twsp., d. 7 Jan 1881. In 1850, Mercy Coddington Smith with their two children were living with her brother Rueben in Mt. Horeb. Kathy Nowadlv. 4 Hickory Drive, Morris Plains, NJ 07950. e-mail <JJNOWADLYi@AOLCOM>

WAER/WEIR/WIER/WAEIR: Seek ancestry of Harmon K. Waer, b. 27 March 1808 in Berkshire Valley, NJ, d. 14 May 1864 near Dover, NJ. Harmon was an overseer of locks on the Morris Canal. He m. Harriet Chamberlain (4 Jan 1814-24 Aug 1879). Her parents were Jabez Chamberlain and Eunice Dickerson. They are both buried in the Succasunna Methodist Cemetery. Letha Holmes, 15 Merrie Trail, Denville, NJ 07834. e-rnail<LETHARDOL.COM>

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Doing Genealogical Research in New Jersey by John A. Sass

Tracing a Family Tree & Writing about it by Vivian Hight

The Story behind Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown Kemper Chambers

at the Morristown - Morris Township Library 1 Miller Road, Morristown, NJ

Refreshments at 6:45 pm - Meeting at 7:00 pm

This publication is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) published by the Allen Co., IN Public Library Foundation

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