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Obituary for Egbert Trimmer Bush

March 26, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in E. T. Bush, Historians Tags: portraits

Egbert T. Bush, for More Than 40 Years a Schoolmaster, Dies

Hunterdon County Democrat, November 25, 1937

 This obituary was (almost certainly) written by D. Howard Moreau, one-time owner of the Hunterdon County Democrat, and long-time friend and admirer of Egbert T Bush.

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What It Takes To Raise A Village, Pt 2

March 16, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Barber, Bowne Station, Croton, Delaware Twp, Dilts Corner, Headquarters, Locktown, Raven Rock, Rosemont, Sandbrook, Sergeantsville Tags: Bull's Island, occupations

19th Century Villages in Delaware Township

This is another long post; it is the rest of a talk I gave in 1997 on Delaware Township villages (part one can be read here). Part two focuses on the villages in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There is far more to say about them, which I will attempt to do in future posts. Currently I have been researching the history of Raven Rock, which you can read about here and here.

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Saxton’s Saxtonville

March 14, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Holcombe, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, ferries, maps, mills, Nath'l Saxton, roads

Recap

In March and May, 1808, Nathaniel Saxton and George Holcombe bought the two moieties or half shares in the 10-acre mill lot and the 30-acre lot that consisted of the southern half of Bull’s Island. Previous articles about the mill property can be read here and here.

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