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Subject: [NJ] Extracts from Diary of Samuel MICKLE (1746~1830) ~ #20
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 18:00:20 EST


Extracts from Diary of Samuel MICKLE (1746~1830) ~ #20

1818
January 6th ~ Benjamin WHITECAR, joiner, near neighbor in Woodbury, deceased
last night.

January 8th ~ Monthly Meeting. The religious meetings at Chestnut Ridge are
concluded to be dropped they have been continued several years past on trial.

January 10th ~ Joshua L. [Ladd] HOWELL, deceased, 55 years old. [NOTE: born:
19 Sep 1762 ~ married 16 Feb 1786 to Anna BLACKWOOD, daughter of Samuel
BLACKWOOD and Abigail CLEMENT]

January 20th ~ Mary Ann, wife of Samuel OGDEN, deceased.

January 22nd ~ Doctor Casper WISTAR, deceased.

January 24th ~ Isaac TRUMP, on way from Philadelphia to Bridgeton called;
says his mother is in 86th year.

February 18th ~ Ann, wife of John SHIVERS, deceased last night.

February 19th ~ Michael C. [Chew] FISHER [b: 30 SEP 1772 ~ d: 15 AUG 1862]
and Mary REEVES, daughter of Joseph at Redbank, married at our meeting today,
his second wife.

February 28th ~ Franklin DAVENPORT informed me today that he was born in 9th
month 1755. [d: 27 JUL 1832; lawyer, military officer; United States Senator
1798~99 and United States Representative, 1799.]

March 4th ~ Copied from James SAUNDERS (SANDERS) piece book, a letter from my
beloved Uncle and guardian, David COOPER, deceased, to his grandchildren,
Sibbee, Polly and Sally.

March 4th ~ Solomon Lippincott SAUNDERS, deceased 2nd inst.

March 9th ~ Agreed to lease to Thomas IVINS, lot No. 15 at Laddstown for 15
years at $5 annually and he to build a substantial whart and deliver it at
end of 15 years for Public landing.

March 25th ~ Charles OGDEN's wife, Margaretta, deceased.

March 27th ~ Elizabeth HOPPER, daughter of William and Mary HOPPER, deceased,
aged 14 years.

March 29th ~ Invitation to funeral of Prudence KAIGHN, widow of Joseph
KAIGHN, said to be in her 89th year. [Note: nee Prudence BUTCHER]

April 8th ~ Annual Meeting Bible Society at Academy.

April 8th ~ Rebecca JONES, a maiden of Philadelphia, interred yesterday in
Philadelphia, about 89 years old.

April 29th ~ Received invitation to funeral of Dr. Samuel HOPKINS of
Philadelphia, late of Woodbury, son of James HOPKINS.

May 6th ~ John PAUL deceased ye morning.

May 12th ~ Went to Philadelphia bought spectacles at McALLISTER's down near
ye drawbridge.

June 6th ~ Gave Matilda ALBERTI [ALBERTY] large family Bible late belonging
to her Aunt Blanch PRICE, deceased.

June 17th ~ George ALBERTI, Jr. after a runaway black slave. I did not see
either of them.

July 12th ~ 103 degrees in shade. Warmest day since Battle of Monmouth in
the Revolutionary War and was warmer than any for 30 years before.

July 15th ~ Cousin Ann MICKLE (3rd wife of Joseph at Newton) late BLACKWOOD,
deceased this a.m.

July 15th ~ Amy WARD, widow of Nathan WARD, deceased yesterday.

July 20th ~ Began making index of in ye latter part of Book of records of
Births and Deaths of Members of Woodbury Monthly Meeting.

August 4th ~ Levi LIPPINCOTT, deceased, Evesham funeral.

August 13th ~ Samuel W. HARRISON, deceased at Gloucester yesterday in his
56th year.

August 30th ~ Levi HOPPER says he was aged 74, 2 months on 17th last.

September 3rd ~ Funeral of Joseph EASTLACK.

September 12th ~ My birthday begins my 73rd year.

September 17th ~ Thomas WOOD and Anna Maria WOOD, daughter of Marmaduke WOOD
married today.

September 17th ~ Levi HOPPER, deceased this morning.

September 30th ~ John FISHER of Petersburg in Virginia, introduced to me by
Robert ROE, he being brother of Sarah FISHER, ye first girl my wife and I had
in our family. He informed me he removed from here in 1791 and his sister
Sarah in 1792.

October 2nd ~ Heard George C. WARD's wife, Deborah deceased at ye Miamis
lately. [Ohio]

October 2nd ~ At David ALLINSON's auction of Books at Jesse SMITH's,
Innkeeper.

October 10th ~ Jacob SEED's wife deceased ye morning.

October 12th ~ Samuel TONKIN's [TONKINS] house burned today.

October 12th ~ Heard Thomas PRICE deceased 3rd inst.

October 14th ~ Cousin Joseph WHITALL, Supt. Of Westown School, removed there
10-15-1811, returned back with family to Plantation today.

October 18th ~ Martha HINCHMAN, wife of Joseph, deceased.

October 23rd ~ Had apple trees white washed.

November 7th ~ Joseph COOPER of Cooper's Point, Newton, deceased 27th ult.

November 11th ~ Mary MILLER, wife of John MILLER, and daughter of Anthony
ALLEN, deceased.

Continued................................












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