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Activist Winans, Derek (1938-2004) 1673
Architect Saalbach, Carl F. 1679
Artist FewSmith, Henry (1821-1846) 818
Artist Satterthwaite, Pennington (1870-1946) 675
Artist Wilcox, Ray 1316
Artist Wilcox, Ruth (1908-1989) 1316
Artist Ziger, Samuel G. 1574
Authors Mills, Weymer J. 1685
Astronomy Halsted Observatory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 248
Attorney See Lawyer  
Banker/Banking American National Bank of Newark, Newark, NJ 1315
Banker/Banking Betsy Ross Building and Loan Association 572
Banker/Banking Marsh, Theron L. 1683
Banker/Banking National State Bank, Newark, NJ 28
Banker/Banking Provident Institution for Savings, Jersey City, NJ 1316
Banker/Banking Savings Investment and Trust Co., East Orange, NJ 1319
Banker/Banking Ward, Marcus L. (1812-1884), Director of National State Bank 28
Barber Milano Family Papers, 1934-ca. 1948 1556
Bell maker Ross, David (1720-1795) 155
Blacksmith Ackerman, James I. (b. 1772) 655
Blacksmith Lindsley, Joseph (1777-1849) 293
Blacksmith Lyon, Isaac (fl. 1811-1814) 112
Blacksmith Steward, Samuel (1760-1833) 170
Blacksmith Unknown Newark blacksmith 1325
Bridge Builder Johnson, Chilion (1800-1883) 1166
Builder See also Carpenter  
Builder Nichols, Alexander (1809-1881) 1012
Builder Price, David (fl. 1864-1872) 544
Builder Wallace, William (d. 1843) 891
Bus driver Reeves, Paul 1676
Butcher Young, Isaac (fl. 1807) 911
Cabinetmaker Bruen, Caleb W. (1768-1846) 79
Cabinetmaker Hewitt, John (1777-1857) 84
Cabinetmaker Lyon, Henry G. (fl. 1800-1838) 313
Cable cars See Transportation – Cable Cars  
Cable company General Cable Company, New York, NY 824
Cable company Standard Underground Cable Company, Sewickley, PA and Perth Amboy, NY  
Canals See Transportation – Canals  
Carpenter Johnson, Chilion (1800-1883) 1166
Carpenter Nichols, Alexander (1809-1881) 1012
Carpenter Nichols, Isaac (1773-1861) 1012
Carpenter Ogden, John (1799-1877) 1175
Carpenter Woodruff, Thomas Jr. (1720-1805) 191
Carriage manufacturer/painter See Coach manufacturerorCoach painter  
Cartographer Berdan, John, Jr. (fl. 1823-1856) 1184
Cartographer Skinner, Norman S. (b. 1903) 1521
Cattle Lee-Foster Land and Cattle Company 624
Cement company Newark Lime and Cement Company, Newark, NJ 350
Cement company Tomkins, Hedden and Company, Newark, NJ 350
Chair maker Alling, David (1773-1855) 309
Chess player William Steinitz (1836-1900) 1638
Cider maker Camp Family (Camptown, NJ) 81
Cider maker Harrison, Samuel (1684-1776) 108
Clay mining See Mining – Clay  
Coach manufacturer Beach, David (1780-1830) 1012
Coach manufacturer Quimby, James M. (d. 1874) 746
Coach painter Congar, Samuel Hayes (1796-1872) 875
Coal Unknown coal merchant, Newark, NJ 929
Cobbler See Shoemaker  
Coffin maker See Funeral Services  
Communication – Telegraph Morse Telegraph 26
Communication – Telephone Bell Telephone 26
Composer Ringer, Joseph (fl. 1938) 1332
Composer Russell, Louis Arthur (1854-1925) 1318
Construction Conyne & Richards, Somerville, NJ 1500
Construction Lustron Corporation Collection 1677
Construction Richards & Gaston, Somerville, NJ 1500
Contractor See Builder  
Cooper Bedford, Simeon (fl. 1797-1826) (Lyon-Bedford Family Papers) 850
Cooper Brown, Nathaniel (fl. 1803-1834) 841
Cooper Hayes, Samuel (1728-1811) 965
Cooper Ross, David (1720-1795) 155
Cotton Cotton factory (owned by the De Zeng family) 800
Currier King, Henry (d. 1781) 116
Currier Lefferson, Arthur (1739-ca. 1802) 120
Currier White, Nathan (fl. 1780-1786) 844
Debating societies Bridgeton Literary Association, Bridgeton, NJ 292
Delegate Alice B. Hamilton Collection 1528
Delegate Wiedenmayer, George W. 1566
Dentist Lord, Arthur (fl. 1936-1976) 1530
Distiller Bruen, Caleb W. (1768-1846) 79
Distiller Caleb David Camp & M. Bruen Company, Camptown, NJ (Camp Family Record books) 81
Distiller Camp Family (Camptown, NJ) 81
Distiller Unknown, Fairfield, NJ 100
Distiller Unknown, Somerset County, NJ 957
Doctor See Physician  
Doll manufacturing Gleason Doll Manufacturing Company, Jersey City, NJ 1382
Draughtsman Skinner, Norman S. (b. 1903) 1521
Editor – Newspaper Hunt, Sanford B. (1825-1884), editorNewark Daily Advertiser 21
Editor – Newspaper McDowell, Rachel K. (1880-1949), reporter and editor 866
Electricity company See Utilities  
Engineer Beckwith, H.R. (fl. 1943-1944) 940
Engineer Canfield-Dickerson Family (Morris County, NJ) 249
Engineer Dickerson, Edward Nicoll (1824-1889) 97
Engineer Erskine, Robert (1735-1780) 199
Engineer Weston Instruments Collection 1666
Engrosser L.E. Breland Papers 1547
Farmer Bailey, Daniel (fl. 1886-1900) 1136
Farmer Chessman, William (d. ca. 1766) 491
Farmer Coe, Sayers (1772-1851) 89
Farmer Cooke, Elisha (1716/17-1799) 220
Farmer Cooper, Jonah (fl. 1793-1832) 451
Farmer Cortelyou, Henry P. (1823-1910) 594
Farmer Cory, James (1801-1880) 19
Farmer Crampton, William D. (fl. 1807-1828) 739
Farmer Crane, Benjamin (1787-1864) 422
Farmer DeGray Family (Bergen County, NJ) 1167
Farmer Denville Farmers Club, Denville, NJ 96
Farmer Doremus, Ralph (1797-1886) 99
Farmer Drew, John (fl. 1813-1840) 904
Farmer Gibbons Family (Savannah, GA and Madison, NJ) 1302
Farmer Green, Calvin (1765-1847) 221
Farmer Harmony Hollow Farm 1640
Farmer Harrison, Samuel (1684-1776) 108
Farmer Holmes, John (1730-1804) 282
Farmer Hunt, John (fl. 1770-1824) 1245
Farmer Kingsland, (Gen.) George (1783-1866) 907
Farmer Melick, Aaron (1725-1809) 898
Farmer Middleton, Enoch (fl. 1830-1850) 527
Farmer Miller, Josiah 1668
Farmer Munn, Silas (1786-1873) 416
Farmer Oles, Abigail (fl. 1813-1814) 112
Farmer Parkhurst, Henry L. (1767-1852) 150
Farmer Pennington, Samuel Pennington (1765-1835) (Pennington-Satterthwaite Family Papers) 675
Farmer Race, Paul Woodruff (fl. 1880s) 1334
Farmer Sayre, Ebenezer (1749-1822) 942
Farmer Scott, Gavin (1738-1815) 1139
Farmer Sharp, Barzillai (fl. 1801-1825) 1240
Farmer Smith, George W. (1832-1906) 824
Farmer Smock, George (1754-1836) 202
Farmer Sutphen, Guisbert (1720-1796) 917
Farmer Tichenor, Daniel (1748-1831) 181
Farmer Upper Freehold Township Residents 762
Farmer Van Blarcom, John (fl. 1772-1822) 999
Farmer Van Horne, Rutgert (ca. 1667-1741) 1006
Farmer Van Ness, Henry R. (1768-1833) 663
Farmer Wright, Samuel Gardiner (1781-1845) 275
Ferries See Transportation – Ferries  
Fire companies Newark Fire Engine Company No. 1, Newark, NJ 971
Fire companies Vrana, Theodore (b. 1906), Historian 1305
Forges See Ironworks  
Fuller See Fulling mills  
Fulling mills Harrison, Samuel (1684-1776) 108
Fulling mills Hendrickson, Daniel (1736-ca. 1797) 282
Funeral services – Coffin maker Nichols, Isaac (1773-1861) 1012
Funeral services – Coffin maker Ogden, John (1799-1877) 1175
Funeral services – Coffin maker Woodruff, Thomas Jr. (1720-1805) 191
Funeral services – Graves Woodruff, William (fl. 1771-1803), Gravedigger 192
Funeral services – Homes Ogden-Van Assen Funeral Home, Elizabeth, NJ 1175
Funeral services – Homes Terrill Funeral Home, Irvington, NJ 1259
Furnaces See Ironworks  
Gas company See Utilities  
General store See Merchant  
Glass maker/manufacturer Jackson Glass Works, Waterford Township, NJ 1178
Glass maker/manufacturer Ontario Glass Works, Geneva (?), NY 800
Governor Bloomfield, Joseph 1651
Governor Mahlon Dickerson and Philemon Dickerson Papers 13
Governor Lewis Morris, Royal Governor of NJ Collection 16
Governor Franklin, William Papers 37
Governor Vroom, Peter D. Collection 20
Grave digging See Funeral services – Graves  
Grist mill Hendrickson, Daniel (1736-ca. 1797) 282
Grist mill Leddel Family (Mendham, NJ) 119
Grist mill Ralston, John (d. 1819) 152
Grocer See Merchant  
Harbor See also Wharf  
Harbor New Jersey Harbor Company 824
Hatter Leonard, James (fl. 1825-1833) 121
Hatter Tomkins, Ambrose (1802-1851) 350
Historian Congar, Samuel Hayes (1796-1872) 12, 262
Historian Greene, Joseph Warren Jr. (1875-1939) 750
Historian Mellick, Andrew D. Jr. (1844-1895) 53
Historian Smith, Samuel (1720-1776) 41
Historian Vrana, Theodore (b. 1906) 1305
Historian Whitehead, William A. (1810-1884) 177, 941
Horse Breeding/Racing Clee, Lester Harrison (1888-1962), Presbyterian minister and legislator 1058
Horse Breeding/Racing Gibbons Family (Savannah, GA and Madison, NJ) 1302
Horse Breeding/Racing Hendrickson, Daniel (1736-ca. 1797) 282
Horse Breeding/Racing Holmes, Daniel (1792-1851) 282
Hotel See Inn/Tavern/Hotel  
Inn/Tavern/Hotel See also Resort  
Inn/Tavern/Hotel Forest House Hotel, Hattacawanna Lake, NJ 1187
Inn/Tavern/Hotel Graham’s Tavern, Elizabeth, NJ 107
Inn/Tavern/Hotel Notes and clippings on New Jersey taverns 750
Inn/Tavern/Hotel Sign of the Unicorn, Elizabeth, NJ 107
Inn/Tavern/Hotel Walter’s Inn, North Bergen, NJ Collection 1637
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Ackerman, James I. (b. 1772) 655
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Clark, Sarah (d. 1793) 107
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Gibbs, Charles (fl. 1815-1820) 775
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Graham, Sarah (d. 1793) 107
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Graham, William (d. 1779) 107
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Hatfield, Morris (1757-1820) 107
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Forrest, Robert (d. 1806) 107
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Walter’s Inn, North Bergen, NJ Collection 1637
Innkeeper/Tavern keeper Winans, Matthias (1739-1782) 198
Insurance American Insurance Company, Newark, NJ 434
Insurance Beck, Robert A. (b. 1925), Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Prudential Insurance Company of America 1511
Insurance Colonial Life Insurance Company of America, East Orange, NJ 1316
Insurance Mechanics’ Fire Insurance Company, Newark, NJ 360
Insurance Mount Holly Insurance Company, Monmouth County, NJ (William Little & Company Records) 1244
Insurance Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Newark, NJ 585
Insurance New-Brunswick Fire Insurance Company, New Brunswick, NJ 990
Insurance Nichols, Walter S. (1841-1921) 1012
Insurance Prudential Insurance Company of America (Robert A. Beck Papers) 1511
Insurance Swaim, Jacob W. (1836-1903) 1189
Inventor Boyden, Seth (1788-1870) 350
Inventor Goodwin, Hannibal (1822-1900) 1041
Inventor Vail, Alfred (1807-1859) 50
Iron mining See Mining – Iron; See also Ironworks and Mineral Collecting  
Ironworks Brooklyn Forge, Brooklyn, NJ 78
Ironworks Empire Steel and Iron Company, Mount Hope, NJ 1105
Ironworks Erskine, Robert (1735-1780) 199
Ironworks (operator) Hoff, Charles Jr. 1018
Ironworks Martha Furnace Employee’s Journal 452
Ironworks Hibernia Furnace, Hibernia, NJ 1018, 1196
Ironworks Ringwood Company, Ringwood, NJ 160
Ironworks Shahmoon Industries, Mount Hope, NJ 1105
Ironworks Sharpsboro Iron Works, Hardistonville, NJ 514
Ironworks Thatcher Furnace Co. 1647
Ironworks Warren Foundry and Pipe Corporation 1105
Jewelry dealer Alling Brothers & Company, Newark, NJ 435
Jewelry maker/ manufacturer Alling Brothers & Company, Newark, NJ 435
Journalist Morris, George Perry (1864-1921) 472, 843
Laborer Denton, Stephen (fl. 1820-1834) 769
Laborer Hazlett, John W. (fl. 1846-1865) 638
Laborer Morris, John Jr. (fl. 1807-1816) 721
Land speculation See Real estate  
Land surveyor See Surveyor  
Lawyer Bloomfield, Joseph (1753-1823) 377
Lawyer Blume-Silverstein, Elizabeth (1892-1991) 1320
Lawyer Boggs, Robert (1766-1831) 27
Lawyer Bradley, Joseph P. (1813-1892) 26
Lawyer Burr, Aaron (1756-1836) 34
Lawyer Dickerson, Edward Nicoll (1824-1889) 13, 97
Lawyer Dickerson, Mahlon (1770-1853) 13
Lawyer Dickerson, Philemon (1788-1862) 13
Lawyer Dodd, Amzi (1793-1838) 252
Lawyer Drake, Oliver 1041
Lawyer Drake and Company, Newark, NJ 1041
Lawyer Ewing, Charles (1780-1832) 283
Lawyer Ewing, James (d. 1869) 283
Lawyer Ewing, Maskell, Jr. (1758-1825) 790
Lawyer Frelinghuysen, Frederick (1848-1924) 380
Lawyer Frelinghuysen, Frederick T. (1817-1885) 380
Lawyer Frelinghuysen, George Griswold (1851-1936) 380
Lawyer Frelinghuysen, Theodore (1787-1862) 380
Lawyer Hines, Henry C. 1572
Lawyer Howell, Benjamin Jr. (1786-1852) 559, 591
Lawyer Jackson, John P. (1805-1761) 47
Lawyer Louis Janin and Sons, Washington, D.C. 248
Lawyer Mintz, Hymen B. (1909-1986), Manuscript Collection: Contains papers of various New Jersey lawyers 1287
Lawyer Munn, Henry Benson (1826-1910) 416
Lawyer [Unidentified] New Jersey Lawyer Diary 1595
Lawyer New Jersey State Bar Association 283, 380, 572
Lawyer New Jersey State Bar Association: Committee on the Status of Women 572
Lawyer New Jersey Women’s Lawyer Club 572
Lawyer Ogden, David Bayard (1775-1849) 897
Lawyer Parker, Cortlandt (1818-1907) 18, 747
Lawyer Parker, James (1725-1797) 18
Lawyer Paterson, William (1745-1806) 42, 542
Lawyer Pell, Charles H. (1853-1906) 1041
Lawyer Pennington, Jabez Pierson (1803-1888) (Pennington-Satterthwaite Family Papers) 675
Lawyer Pennington, William (1796-1862) 331
Lawyer Philbrook, Mary (1872-1958) 572
Lawyer Rutherfurd, John (1760-1840) 308, 398
Lawyer Stockton, John Potter (1826-1900) 368
Lawyer Stockton, Lucius Horation (d. 1835) 368
Lawyer Stockton, Robert (1764-1828) 368
Lawyer Stockton, Robert Field, Jr. (1832-1898) 368
Lawyer Vroom, Garret D.W. (1843-1914) 20
Lawyer Vroom, Peter D. (1791-1873) 20, 283
Librarian Colhoun, Margery (ca. 1895-1985) 1224
Librarian Congar, Samuel Hayes (1796-1872) 875
Library New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ 388, 824
Light companies See Utilities  
Lime company Newark Lime and Cement Company, Newark, NJ 350
Lime company Tomkins, Hedden and Company, Newark, NJ 350

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