Climbing My Family Tree » New Jersey

A Narrow Escape {Ellsworth Pierce}

Jenn — Sat, 11 May 2013 10:00:53 +0000

Ellsworth Pierce was a brother to my husband’s great-grandmother, Lillian Pierce. This is from the Bridgeton Evening News in Bridgeton, New Jersey, dated 9 January 1919.
A NARROW ESCAPE

Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Pierce, of Fayette street, have returned from visiting friends at Garretstown, Pa. While taking an automobile trip they had a very narrow escape from severe injury. They were going down a steep hill when the brakes refused to work and the car went down into a deep rut and the occupants were thrown against the hood with great force. Mrs. Pierce’s face was cut and bruised and she suffered from shock.

Amanuensis Monday: Death Certificate of Hannah (Emmett) Cossaboon

Jenn — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:00:17 +0000

Hannah Emmett Cossaboon was my husband’s 3rd great grandmother. She was born 9 August 1816 in New Jersey and died 9 November 1888 in Millville, New Jersey. Here is her death certificate, which I ordered a number of years ago. I ♥ that her mother’s name is Thankful. I don’t think that I’ve ever known anyone named Thankful.

1. Full name of deceased: Hannah Cossaboon
2. Age 70 years
3. Color white
4. married, widow
5. Birthplace: New Jersey
6. Last place of residence: Millville, NJ
7. How long resident in this State: since birth
8. Place of death: 2 st, Millville (603 S. 2nd St.)
9. Father’s name: David Amett, Country of birth: US
10. Mother’s name: Thankful Amett, Country of birth: US
11. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased during the last illness, and that she died on the ninth day of Nov 1888; and that the cause of death was malarial fever and Senile Decay

Length of sickness [blank]

Charles H. Hubbard

Residence: Millville, NJ

Name of Undertaker: Weatherby

Residence of Undertaker: Millville

Place of Burial: Mt. Pleasant

Funeral, Birthday and Wedding

Jenn — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:48 +0000

I don’t yet know the exact connection of these people. Apparently, as the article states, the woman who married is the daughter of Nicholas Cossaboon’s cousin. Nicholas Cossaboon was my husband’s great grandfather. Looking at the info I currently have, I think that this Elizabeth Stowe who died may have been a sister to Nicholas Cossaboon’s mother, Mary Ann Clevenger. I will have to do more searching to find proof. I thought that it was an interesting article. It must have been a very tiring day.

This was published in the Millville Evening News, Millville, NJ on February 21, 1908.

FUNERAL, BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING

All in Same House in One Day – Miss Brown the Bride of Mr. Biggs.

It was a busy time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, of 600 South Second street. At eleven o’clock in the morning Mrs. Elizabeth Stowe, wife of Thomas Stowe and a grandmother of the bride, was buried from her daughter’s residence, Rev. Willis Reeves officiating. Before Mrs. Stowe died it was her request that the wedding take place; hence at 8:30 o’clock in the evening Mr. George Biggs, Jr. was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Brown. It being also the bride’s birthday, it will be a day long to be remembered by all the relatives. Mr. Jesse Biggs acted as best man, Miss Ruby Powell, maid of honor, while little Mary Ayrer was very cute as a flower girl. The guests were:

Mr. and Mrs. George Biggs, parents of the groom, Mrs. Hattie Ayrer, Clarence Ayrer and Mr. And Mrs. Edward Felts, all relatives of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, parents of the bride, and Rev. Nicholas Van Cossaboon, of Cedarbrook, a cousin of the bride’s mother; Mr. and Mrs Frank Guiffrs, Miss Lillian Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. George M Jones, Miss Clara Jones, Miss Sara Wright, miss Rosella Garrison, Harry W. Brown, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Bale, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loper, Mr. and Mrs. Heisler Silvers, Miss Laura Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Loper.

After the wedding a collation was served in the dining room. Rev. Magee of the Second M.E. Church of this city performed the wedding ceremony.

The News extends its congratulations and best wishes for many happy years of wedded life to the newly married couple.