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Mr. Gaffney was married at Boonton, New Jersey, November 3. 1881, to Wini- fred Cunningham, a daughter of William and Mary (Dillon) Cunningham. Their union was blessed with seven children, as follows: William Patrick, who is now a student in St. Patrick's parochial school.
of Newark; Mary Regina, Catharine and Edward. who are attending St. Vincent's Academy; Winifred and Francis, who are at home; and John, who died at the age of a year and a half.
WILLIAM HENRY NOYES,
of Newark, is a native of the Pine Tree state, his birth having occurred in Bangor, Maine, on the 6th of May, 1858. His par- ents were Henry and Abagail Hopkins Noyes. His mother was a daughter of the Reverend Preserve Hopkins, a minister of the Universalist church, who devoted his entire life to that calling. His death oc- curred at the age of sixty-three years. Henry Noyes, the father of our subject, was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and was a son of Deacon John and Mary Ann Noyes, both of whom were descended from Puritan ancestry. The grandfather, John Noyes, was a brass founder by trade and for many years conducted a successful busi- ness in that line in Salem, Massachusetts. He lived to the advanced age of eighty- three years and was a man of strict integ- rity, just and conscientious, who molded his life in harmony with the doctrines of the Society of Friends, with which he was connected. His estimable wife passed to the home beyond this life when seventy-six years of age. They had a family of seven children.
Henry Noyes, father of our subject, ac- quired a grammar-school education, and in his frequent visits at his father's brass foun- dry picked up a knowledge of that busi- ness, to which he applied his energies with unremitting zeal after attaining to man's estate. Later he conducted a brass foun- dry in Newburyport, and his thorough
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knowledge of the trade, combined with keen foresight, energy and enterprise, en- abled him to win a high degree of success. The latter years of his business career were passed in Bangor, Maine, where, in 1879, he retired from the active cares of trade, hav- ing accumulated an ample competency for himself and family. He has led a con- sistent Christian life, full of earnest purpose and honorable actions, and is respected by all with whom he has been brought in con- tact. His wife died on the 5th of October, 1868, mourned by a large circle of friends. They had two children, the daughter being Frances, who now resides with her father in Bangor, Maine.
William H. Noyes acquired his educa- tion in the schools of his native city, and during his early manhood assisted his father in the various departments of the brass foundry. In 1878 he went to Bos- ton, where he secured a clerkship, occupy- ing that position for four years. He then became a traveling salesman, remaining on the road until 1888, at which time he en- gaged in the manufacturing and lumber business on Orange street, Newark. He began the manufacture of scaffolding and ladders and also deals in poles. Success attended the new enterprise from the be- ginning, so that the constantly increasing trade soon demanded more commodious quarters, and in 1892 he purchased his present large and commodious establish- ment on First street, near Orange, and he has made extensive improvements by en- larging his buildings and equipping them with the latest improved machinery.
At Boston, Massachusetts, was solem- nized the marriage of Mr. Noyes and Miss Clara White, on the 30th of August, 1882. The lady, who was born September 5, 1867,
is a daughter of John and Clara White, de- scendants of prominent old New England families. Four children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. Noyes, namely: Etta, born February 19, 1885; Clifford, Septem- ber 28, 1886; Ida, September 14, 1889; and Harrison, September 13, 1891.
Mr. Noyes and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal church in Roseville. He is a member of Apex Lodge, No. 148, Knights of Pythias, of Newark, and in his political predilections is a Republican. Prosperity has steadily accompanied him in his business career, resulting from his energy, keen discrimination and well di- rected efforts. His dealings are straight- forward, and among business acquaint- ances he is spoken of as a "man whom you can trust." This is praise of which anyone might be proud and which Mr. Noyes justly merits.
HENRY C. HEINISCH,
a well known citizen of Irvington, and a son of Rochus and Susannah (Dievenbach) Heinisch, was born in the city of Newark, on the 13th day of November, 1839. He received his preliminary educational disci- pline in the public schools of Newark, sup- plementing this by a course of study in the famous old Newark Academy, which was located at the corner of High and William streets. He put aside his books upon ar- riving at the age of eighteen years, and in- augurated his business career by entering his father's store in New York, where he became familiar with the shears and scis- sors trade, subsequently augmenting his knowledge by close relationship with the factory and New York office. He eventu- ally assumed entire charge of the New York store, and through his well directed
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efforts the business was greatly increased in extent. While conducting this store at No. 301 Broadway, New York, he was also exclusive New York agent for the Peters' Cutlery Company, of Solingen, Prussia, and in this line he transacted an annual business aggregating three hundred thou- sand dollars.
For several years he lived retired, and then became connected with the large shears and scissors manufactory at Wind- sor, Connecticut. The product of this factory was stamped "H. C. Heinisch, N. Y.," and was handled at wholesale by H. Booker & Company, of New York city. He has ever since retained his association with the Windsor establishment, the busi- ness having shown a consecutive apprecia- tion in scope.
Mr. Heinisch has recently patented an invention known as the H. C. Heinisch patent tailor's shears, which he believes are bound to come into exclusive use by the sartorial fraternity. Hemaintains that by the use of these shears an operator can do twice as much work as with the ordinary shears such as have heretofore been employed. The shears open to within half an inch of the rivet joint and by means of a projecting arm or handle the operator is enabled to apply the pressure of the body and to use the strength of the entire forearm in addition to the weight pressure. These forces have not before entered into the applied force used in cutting heavy fabrics.
Mr. Heinisch was at one time a member of the board of village trustees of Irving- ton, and he also served for two terms as a member of the board of chosen freehold- ers, representing Clinton township, and proved an able and efficient official.
The marriage of Mr. Heinisch was sol- emnized September 14, 1870, when he was united to Miss Virginia Rogers, a daughter of Thomas R. Rogers, of the Paterson Lo- comotive Works. They are the parents of the following named children: Maud R. (now the wife of Charles Terrell), Her- bert D., Edith R., Mabel and Mildred.
JOHN J. CONNELL, 1
of Belleville, was born on the 22d of March, 1850, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Philip and Mary (Riley) Connell, both of whom were of Irish birth. John J. spent his early life at Philadelphia, subse- quently going to New York city, where his education was received in Manhattan Academy, which is now Manhattan Col- lege, after leaving which he learned the printing trade at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and later went into the printing business. In 1880 Mr. Connell moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he remained three years and then came to Belleville and secured a position as reporter on the News Call. Eventually he went west and spent several years in California, but returned to Belle- ville and has since made this place his home.
In his political proclivities Mr. Connell is a stanch supporter of Democratic princi- ples and policies and an energetic worker in the cause of his party. He has been twice elected justice of the peace and was the only successful candidate on the Demo- cratic ticket in the great landslide of 1892. and he has for some time been connected with the board of health, at present holding the position of inspector in the health de- partment.
Mr. Connell embarked in the real-estate business in 1890, and has since continued in
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that line of enterprise, meeting with the sig- nal success that is a logical result of indus- try, perseverance and undoubted integrity of character. Mr. Connell is a public-spir- ited citizen and has gained and retains the confidence and respect of a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
THOMAS CORT,
deceased, was a successful and well known shoe manufacturer of Newark, where he es- tablished and conducted a large and profita- ble business that was regarded as one of the leading industries of the city. He learned his trade in England, his native land, his birth having occurred in the town of North- ampton, Northamptonshire. There he ac- quired his education, and while still in his 'teens was apprenticed to learn the shoe- maker's trade. On the completion of his term of service he engaged in shoemaking in Manchester, and later in London, Eng- land. He married Miss Maria Northcliffe, a native of Lancastershire, England, and a daughter of Barker Northcliffe, whose birth also occurred in that county.
In 1868 Mrs. Cort died and the following year Mr. Cort determined to come to America, hoping to find better opportuni- ties of providing for his family and securing a competence than he could obtain in the Old World. Accordingly he made ar- rangements to leave his native land and with four sons and one daughter crossed the Atlantic to New York, landing in Sep- tember, 1869. He located in Newark with his family and began the manufacture of men's fine slippers on Bank street. Success soon attended the new enterprise and his trade rapidly increased. Mr. Cort was the first to introduce and manufacture lawn-
tennis shoes in this country, and in this de- partment of the business he secured a very extensive patronage. His thorough and practical understanding of the business en- abled him to manage it on economical prin- ciples, and as time passed he found himself in possession of a comfortable competence as the result of his well directed labors. He continued to engage in the manufacture of shoes until his death, which occurred in April, 1894. In all trade transactions his reputation was unassailable, and in every relation of life his character was above re- proach.
By his first marriage Mr. Cort had nine children, namely: Thomas; Susan, wife of Joseph Cox, of Newark; Edward, who mar- ried, and died in 1881, leaving one son, Thomas Edward; Gilbert, who died in child- hood; Henry, who also died in childhood; John, of Newark, who married and has two children; Charles, a resident of New- ark, who is married and has a family of five children; and two,-twins,-who died at the age of two months. After coming to the United States Mr. Cort, the father of this family, married Mrs. Jones, a widow, who had one daughter, Mary. The chil- dren of the second marriage are Ulysses S., Gilbert, Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, of Newark, and Harry.
THOMAS CORT, JR.,
numbered among the leading business men of Newark, and the eldest son of Thomas Cort, deceased, received his education in the public schools of Newark and Philadel- phia. When only nine years of age he be- gan to take a deep interest in his father's work and under his direction learned the shoemaker's trade, advancing step by step
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until he had mastered the business in all its departments and details. When fifteen years of age he was able to accept a position as a journeyman; in 1872 he went to Phila- delphia, where he worked at his trade until 1882; returning to Newark with his family, he again was employed as a journeyman for about a year; and in 1883 he began the manufacture of shoes on his own ac- count, commencing business on a small scale; but his skill and knowledge of the craft enabled him to turn out such credita- ble and satisfactory work that his patron- age steadily and rapidly increased, and in a short time he was at the head of a good business. In 1885 he opened his present establishment on South Orange avenue, where he has one of the extensive plants of the city, splendidly equipped with all the facilities that enable him to turn out first- class work. He employs one hundred oper- atives, and thereby adds materially to the general prosperity of the community as well as to his own income.
In all matters pertaining to the devel- opment and advancement of the city, Mr. Cort gives an earnest and intelligent sup- port, and is a reliable, worthy citizen, who is regarded as a valuable factor in Newark. In 1894 he was nominated for the position of alderman on the Republican ticket and was elected by a large majority. In the dis- charge of his duties, his fidelity to the in- terests of the city and his constituents has won him the highest commendation. He is now a member of the Republican county central committee and his opinions have done not a little toward shaping the policy of the party in this section of the state.
Mr. Cort was married in Philadelphia, in August, 1873, to Miss Kate K. Grubb, a daughter of William and Agnes (Loury)
Grubb, and to this union have been born nine children : Edith M., now the wife of W. Allen, by whom she has one child, Ellen; Margaret R., a graduate of the Newark school; Minnie R., who is also a graduate of the Newark high school; Thomas N., now a student in the Newark Academy; Elwood, who died at the age of five years; Robert, who died at the age of nine months; Susan, John and Norman, who complete the fam- ily.
Mr. Cort is a member of Kane Lodge, No. 55, F. & A. M .; Union Chapter, No. 7, R. A. M., and Lodge No. 21, B. P. O. E., of Newark. The family attend the Method- ist Episcopal church on Littleton avenue, in Newark, of which Mrs. Cort is a member.
EMANUEL FRANK BOUTILLIER.
One of the most important business in- terests of Newark is that of hat manufactur- ing. The city has become a center for this industry and Newark is largely the leader in this line in North America. Among the newer business houses of the city whose energies are directed in this channel is that of Boutillier & Carr, now doing business at the corner of Sussex avenue and First street, and the popular proprietors have. succeeded in gaining an enviable place in the ranks of those who follow the same calling.
Mr. Boutillier, the senior member of the firm and the subject of this review, was born in Newark, on the Ist of August, 1865, and is a son of Charles Louis and E. Theresa (Cashion) Boutillier. On the maternal side the descent is Irish, for the grandparents were both of Irish lineage. The grand- father was born on the Emerald Isle, and on crossing the broad Atlantic took up his
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residence in Newark, where he spent the remainder of his days. The paternal grand- father of our subject, Joseph Boutillier, was born in Canada and was of French Hugue- not ancestry. He learned the ship-carpen- ter's trade in early life and always followed that pursuit in support of himself and fam- ily. On his removal to New Jersey he took up his abode in Newark, where he remained for a number of years, but his last days were spent in Jersey City, where he died at the age of seventy-six. His family numbered the following: Jeremiah, Jr., who resided in Newark and never married; Joseph, who settled in New York and has not been heard from for a number of years; Rosa, wife of Thomas Gaven, of New York city, by whom she has three daughters; Mary, wife of Charles Kelley, a resident of New York city; Alexander, from whom no news has been received for a number of years; and Charles Louis.
The last named, the father of our sub- ject, acquired his education in the schools of Newark and in his early manhood learned the ship-carpenter's trade, but owing to a decline in that business he was compelled to seek a more lucrative occupation and ac- cordingly learned the hatter's trade, which he followed during the later years of his active business career. He passed away April 15, 1893, and his estimable wife died in 1878. They were members of the Luth- eran church and won the regard of all who knew them. Their children, five in num- ber, were as follows: Mary E., the wife of George Garabrant and the mother of two children,-George and Flossie; Emanuel Frank, the next younger; Annie A., the wife of William Knapp, a resident of Danbury, Connecticut, and their children are Ella, Frank and Fanny, besides Mamie, who
died at the age of ten years; Henrietta, who is the wife of George Meyers, of Brooklyn, New York, and has one child; and Hattie, who died at the age of eleven years.
Emanuel Frank Boutillier attended the public schools during his early boyhood and at the tender age of twelve years began to assist his father in the maintenance of the family. When he had reached the age of seventeen he began learning the hatter's trade at Newark, and after finishing his apprenticeship worked as a journeyman until 1893, when, forming a partnership with Thomas Hargraves and Herbert T. Reed, he embarked in the manufacture of hats in Newark, under the firm name of Hargraves, Reed & Company. In 1894 he withdrew from the firm and associated himself with William Carr and William Clorer in a similar enterprise in Orange Valley, under the style of Boutillier, Carr & Company. This connection was dis- solved December 31, 1895, and organizing the firm of Boutillier & Carr, these gentle- men opened their present establishment in Newark. They have a well appointed fac- tory, supplied with the latest improved ma- chinery and facilities for turning out first- class work, and employ from thirty-five to forty hands. They not only keep thor- oughly up with the styles but are leaders in their line and are now enjoying a very profitable and satisfactory business for a concern of only two years' existence.
Mr. Boutillier was united in marriage, in Newark, to Miss Mary E. Carr, a daughter of William and Sarah Jane (Haff) Carr. They now have one child, Jesse Wildy, born March 17, 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Bou- tillier attend the North Baptist church of Newark, and he is a member of the Golden Star fraternity of this city. He exercises
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his right of franchise in support of the men and measures of the Republican party and is well informed on the issues of the day, but has never desired political preferment for himself. He feels that his time and energies should be devoted to his business and in this he is meeting with a desirable success.
JOHN OTTERBEIN.
As one of the prominent and representa- tive citizens of Orange who for a number of years has been identified with the manu- facturing interests of Essex county, it is particularly appropriate that the gentleman whose name initiates this paragraph should be accorded mention in this work; and therefore a resume of his career is herewith presented to our readers. A native of Ger- many, the birth of Mr. Otterbein occurred in the famous city of Lauterbach, province of Hesse-Darmstadt, on the Ioth of Janu- ary, 1834, his parents being John and Catherine (Gerhard) Otterbein, both of whom were also born in Hesse-Darmstadt.
John Otterbein, the father of our subject, was born and reared in Lauterbaclı, and there received his education in the public schools, after leaving which he learned the trade of locksmith, and upon serving a complete apprenticeship he worked as a journeyman in the various cities of Europe. He finally returned to Lauterbach and es- tablished himself in business, continuing in the same until his death, which occurred in 1885. He married Miss Catherine Ger- hard, and her death occurred in her sixty- eighth year. Mr. Ottenbein was a thought- ful, industrious man, of a genial disposition and a religious temperament, and possessed great good sense and sound judgment.
To him and his wife were born the follow- ing children: Ludwig, who came to the United States in 1848 and settled in New York city, eventually moving to Brooklyn, where he now resides: he married and reared sons and daughters, one of the for- mer being Louis, who died at Orange in 1884, leaving a widow and two children, William and Anna; Conrad died in the town of Lauterbach at the age of twenty- seven years; Henry came to America in 1851 and located in New York city: he was twice married, having one child by his first union and four children by his second : he learned the trade of machinist and at present conducts a successful business on Twenty-ninth street, New York city; John is the immediate subject of this review; Frederick married twice, his first union re- sulting in three children: after the death of his first wife he married her sister, and they reside on the old homestead in Lau- terbach; Katharine resides with her brother Frederick.
John Otterbein, our subject, acquired his early educational discipline in the public schools of his native city, continuing his studies until nearly fifteen years old, when he became apprenticed to the hatting trade, and after serving for four years he worked as journeyman for a short time, then de- termined to seek wider fields for his en- deavors. He left home on the 4th of April, 1853, crossed the Atlantic, and landed in New York on the 28th of May following. Here he worked at his trade for a year, and at Brooklyn and Orange for a short time, and then came to Newark. Attracted by the reports of fabulous wealth to be ob- tained in California, Mr. Otterbein decided to seek his fortune there, and accordingly, in January, 1858, he journeyed to the prom-
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ised land, worked at his trade in several towns in that state, and finally made his way to British Columbia, being one of the first white men to prospect and mine in those regions. After enduring many hard- ships and privations, he returned to the genial climate of California and secured em- ployment in Marysville, engaging in his trade for a while at San Francisco.
In January, 1860, Mr. Otterbein returned to Orange and worked at his trade, filling the position of foreman for Charles A. Lighthipe until 1865, when he entered into partnership with Frederick Berg, in the hat business, under the firm name of Berg & Otterbein, and under their careful and ju- dicious management success soon attended them. Mr. Otterbein then associated him- self with Charles F. Lighthipe in the manu- facture of hats, the firm name being Light- hipe & Otterbein, continuing as such until 1874, when our subject purchased his part- ner's interest and conducted the business on his own responsibility up to within recent years, when he retired from active life, and is now enjoying the fruits of his early ef- forts.
Mr. Otterbein affiliates with the Demo- cratic party, and has always taken an abid- ing interest in local politics and all enter- prises that have for their object the ad- vancement and welfare of the community. In 1872 he was elected a member of the township committee, serving as such for eighteen consecutive years; he was elected to the same position in 1893 for one year, and again in 1897. Socially considered. Mr. Otterbein is a popular member of Cor- inthian Lodge, No. 57, Free and Accepted Masons, at Orange.
The marriage of Mr. Otterbein was sol- emnized on the 23d of June, 1860, when he
was united to Miss Susanna Greer, a daughter of Frank and Katharine (Becker) Greer, of Orange, and of this union six children have been born, of whom the fol- lowing record is given: Amelia C., who be- came the wife of Albert S. Wallace, of Montclair, New Jersey, and they have one daughter, Isabella; John F .; Eugene, who is a progressive citizen of Orange, where he is engaged in the grocery business; Min- nie F., who resides at home; Louisa H., who also is at home; and Lily M., who for a time taught a kindergarten school in New York city, and resides at present with her parents.
John F. Otterbein, the eldest son of our subject, was born in Orange, New Jersey, on the 8th of July, 1862, and received his early education under private tuition, be- coming proficient in both the English and German languages. Later he attended the district schools of Orange and completed his studies in the New Jersey Business Col- lege, at which he was graduated in 1879. He then learned the hatting business with his father, continuing in that until 1886, at which time he embarked in the flour and feed business at Orange. On the Ist of January, 1890, Mr. Otterbein established himself at his present location, where his integrity of character and honorable meth- ods have secured to him a liberal patronage. He also takes a deep interest in public mat- ters, and in 1896 he was unanimously nominated by his party and elected a mem- ber of the board of freeholders, he being one of the two Democratic nominees elected to office in that campaign. Al- though his home township went Republi- can by three hundred and sixty-nine major- ity, Mr. Otterbein won his victory by a surplus of one hundred and ninety-nine
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