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8th in descent from Henry Lyon.
8th in descent from Edmund Tapp.
Sth in descent from Richard Treat.
7th in descent from Jasper Crane. 7th in descent from Benjamin Hull.
7th in descent from Benjamin Lyon.
7th in descent from Governor Robert Treat .*
6th in descent from Azariah Crane.
153 RIGHTER, THE REVEREND STEPHEN WARD, East Or- ange [ 11 April, 1914]. 5170
6th in descent from Azariah Crane .*
112 ROBERTSON, JAMES MORRIS, Upper Montclair [3 May, 1907]. 4077 5th in descent from Governor Lewis Morris."
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3I ROCKWOOD, PROFESSOR CHARLES GREENE, JR., A.M., PH.D. [4 April, 1896].
(Died July 2, 1913.) 1528
Member of the Council, 1899-1905, 1909-1913.
Lieutenant Governor, 1906-1909.
8th in descent from Captain Thomas Bradbury.
7th in descent from Lieutenant Henry Adams .*
7th in descent from Captain John Gardner.
7th in descent from Isaac Vermilye.
6th in descent from the Reverend Samuel Moody.
6th in descent from Captain Johannes de Peyster.
6th in descent from Johannes Vermilye.
4th .in descent from the Reverend Daniel Emerson.
4th in descent from Lieutenant Elisha Rockwood.
151 XSADLER, GENERAL WILBUR FISK, JR. [31 January, 1914].
(Died November 10, 1916.) 5159
Treasurer, 1915-1916.
Member of Council, 1916. 5th in descent from Captain Isaac Sadler .*
50 SCHAUFFLER, WILLIAM GRAY, M.D., Lakewood [2 April, 1808].
2516
Surgeon, 1899-1904.
Historian, 1904-1906. Governor, 1906-1909. Registrar, 1909-1911. Deputy Governor General, 1012-1935. Ilth in descent from Stephen Hopkins. Ioth in descent from Governor Thomas Dudley. gth in descent from Captain Samuel Ruggles. 9th in descent from Governor John Webster. 9th in descent from the Reverend John Woodbridge.
8th in descent from Nathaniel Boulter.
8th in descent from Captain John Capen.
8th in descent from George Colton.
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8th in descent from Governor Thomas Welles. 8th in descent from Robert Williams.
7th in descent from Major Nathan Gold. 7th in descent from William Pitkin. 7th in descent from Captain Nathaniel Raynolds. 7th in descent from Captain Caleb Stanley.
7th in descent from Captain Joseph Sylvester. 7th in descent from Thomas Welles, 2nd. 7th in descent from Lieutenant Daniel White. 6th in descent from Chief Justice William Pitkin. 6th in descent from Captain Daniel White.
5th in descent from the Reverend Stephen Wil- liams .*
II4 SCHUYLER, SIDNEY SCHIEFFELIN, Netherwood [17 October, 1908]. 4233
7th in descent from Captain Filyp Pieterse Van Schuyler .*
77 SHEPARD, BENJAMIN, East Orange [21 November, 1902]. 3333
Member of the Council, 1905- 8th in descent from Governor William Bradford .*
54 *SHIELDS, REVEREND CHARLES WOODRUFF, D.D., LL.D. [10 May, 1898].
(Died August 26, 1904.) 2520
Chaplain, 1899-1904.
7th in descent from Lieutenant Lion Gardiner.
7th in descent from John Ogden. 6th in descent from Ensign John Woodruff .*
12 SIMS, COLONEL CLIFFORD STANLEY. 365
Charter Member. (Died March 3, 1896.)
Chancellor, 1894-1896. 5th in descent from Hezekiah Brainard.
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150 SMITH, JULIAN PEARCE, Upper Montclair [13 De- cember, 1913]. 5087
8th in descent from John Smith, Jr .*
128 FASMITH, STEPHEN MUNN [5 May, 1911]. (Died May 11, 1913.) 4689
9th in descent from Governor Robert Treat .*
164 SPRAGUE, JOHN HOBART, Short Hills [6 February, 1915]. 5300
Member of Council, 1917.
4th in descent from Knight Sprague .*
142 SPRAGUE, RUFUS WILLIAM, JR., Montclair [3 May, 1912]. . 4825
Chancellor, 1915-
Iith in descent from Edmund Greenleaf.
Ioth in descent from William Beamsley.
ioth in descent from Governor Tristram Coffin.
Ioth in descent from Captain Stephen Greenleaf.
roth in descent from Joseph Hills. Ioth in descent from Colonel Daniel Pierce.
9th in descent from Lieutenant Tristram Coffin.
9th in descent from Robert Cross, Sr.
9th in descent from Anthony Eames.
9th in descent from Zechariah Johnson.
8th in descent from Captain Robert Cross.
. 8th in descent from Captain Thomas Hale.
. 8th in descent from Captain Joseph Little. 8th in descent from George Nowell.
7th in descent from Thomas Mann.
5th in descent from Lieutenant Daniel Sprague .*
20 ASQUIER, CHARLES BURNHAM [13 October, 1894]. 858
(Died October 6, 1904.)
Member of Council, 1805-1902. 4th in descent from Sterben Crane .* 4th in descent from Captain Ephraim Terrill.
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59 STOCKTON, BAYARD, Princeton [13 January, 1900].
2919 4th in descent from Richard Stockton .*
159 STOCKTON, CAPTAIN RICHARD, JR., Bordentown [10 October, 1914]. 5258 8th in descent from Lieutenant Richard Stockton .*
71 STRONG, ALAN HARTWELL, New Brunswick [ 10 July, 1902].
. 3307
8th in descent from Governor Thomas Dudley .*
7th in descent from Governor William Brenton.
7th in descent from Governor William Leete.
3 XSTRYKER, GENERAL WILLIAM SCUDDER. Charter Member. (Died October 29, 1900.)
Deputy Governor, 1894-1899. 6th in descent from Captain Jan Strycker.
158 SYNNOTT, THOMAS WHITNEY, Wenonah [10 Octo- ber, 1914]. 5257
6th in descent from Thomas Whitney .*
184 TAYLOR, IRVING KURTZ, Orange [8 April, 1916]. 5529
5th in descent from John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
78 TENNILLE, WILLIAM ALEXANDER [10 January, 1903].
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(Died January 10, 1905.) 3355
6th in descent from General Nathaniel Bacon .*
13 THOMAS, GEORGE CUMMINS, Elizabeth [26 July. 1894]. 851
Member of the Council, 1895-1896.
Chancellor, 1896-1909.
Deputy-Governor, 1909-1911.
8th in descent from Sergeant David Provoost .*
7th in descent from Governor Jacob Leisler.
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6th in descent from Colonel David Provoost.
5th in descent from Captain David Provoost.
I72 THOMAS, JAMES PROVOOST, Elizabeth [27 September, 1915]. 5398
9th in descent from Sergeant David Provoost .*
186 TOWNLEY, STEPHEN BERTRAM, Newark [21 October, 1916]. 5665
7th in descent from Colonel Richard Townley .*
79 TRUMAN, HENRY HERTEL [ 10 January, 1903]. 3356
(Died March 30, 1916.)
9th in descent from Tristram Coffin.
8th in descent from Elder William Brewster .*
35 XX TYLER, MASON WHITING [3 October, 1896]. (Died July 2, 1907.) 1745
Member of the Council, 1905-1906.
8th in descent from Governor William Bradford.
7th in descent from Deputy-Governor John Mason .*
4th in descent from Lieutenant-Colonel William Whiting.
9 *VERMILYE, REVEREND ASHBEL GREEN, D.D. 341
Charter Member. (Died July 9, 1905.)
Historian, IS99-1903. · Chaplain, 1894-1899. 7th in descent from Isaac Vermilye .*
32 VERNON, WILLIAM BRYAN, Montclair [4 April, 18961. !529
6th in descent from Governor Richard Ward .*
177 VOORHEES, CAPTAIN GEORGE VAN WICKLE, Somer- ville [29 January. 1916]. 5512
7th in descent from Captain Coerte Stevens Van Voorhees .*
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XVROOM, HON. GARRET DORSET WALL [26 October, 1912]. 4865
(Died March 4, 1914.)
2nd in descent from Lieutenant Peter Dumont Vroom .*
I3I WALKER, HON. EDWIN ROBERT, LL.D., Trenton [I July, 1911]. 475I
6th in descent from Mahlon Stacy .* 4th in descent from Henry Paxson.
182 WICOFF, JOHN VAN BUREN, Trenton [8 April, 1916]. 5527
5th in descent from Colonel John Wetherill .*
140 WIGHT, JOHN BREWER, Montclair [3 May, 1912]. 4824 6th in descent from Colonel Walter Smith .*
83 WILLIAMS, JOHN CAMP, Morristown [18 April, 1903]. 3418
8th in descent from Governor Thomas Welles .*
135 WILLIAMS, THOMAS WRIGHT, East Orange [16 March, 1912]. 4786
Member of Council, 1915 -- 6th in descent from Peter Fretwell .*
169 WOOD, HENRY ABIEL, New York [25 March, 1915]. 3323 9th in descent from Governor John Haynes .*
145 WOOD, RUSHMORE, Brooklyn [26 October, 1912]. 4866 8th in descent from Captain John Underhill .*
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143. WRIGHT, JOSEPH HADDAWAY, Trenton [26 October, 1912]. 4864
6th in descent from Peter Fretwell .*
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18 WYLIE, GEORGE SANDFORD. Charter Member. (Died June 2, 1901.)
Treasurer, 1897-1900. Member of the Council, 1895-1897. 5th in descent from John Miles .*
92 YARDLEY, FARNHAM, West Orange [8 April, 1905]. 3837 Member of the Council, 1906-1913, 1916- Deputy Governor, 1913-1916. 6th in descent from William Biles .*
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In memoriam.
Society number. Date of decease.
24 ROBERT STOCKTON GREEN 7 May, 1895.
(March 20, 1895)
I WILLIAM JOHN POTTS. 18 November, 1895. (Charter Member)
12 COLONEL CLIFFORD STANLEY SIMS. 3 March, 1896. (Charter Member)
7 MALCOLM MACDONALD IO July, 1900.
(Charter Member)
3 GENERAL WILLIAM SCUDDER STRYKER. .. 29 October, 1900. (Charter Member)
18 GEORGE SANFORD WYLIE. 2 June, 1901. (Charter Member)
62 CHARLTON TYLER LEWIS, PH.D., LL.D. .... 26 May, 1904. (July 14, 1900)
54 REV. CHARLES WOODRUFF SHIELDS, D.D., LL.D. 26 August, 1904.
(May 10, 1898)
20 CHARLES BURNHAM SQUIER. 6 October, 1004. · (October 13, 1894)
78 WILLIAM ALEXANDER TENNILLE. ... 10 January, 1905.
(January 10, 1903)
9 REV. ASHBEL GREEN VERMILYE, D.D. 9 July, 1905. (Charter Member)
70 HENRY HARRINGTON HALL 9 April, 1906. ( April 12, 1902)
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35 COLONEL MASON WHITING TYLER. 2 July, 1907. (October 3, 1896)
II WILLIAM MORRIS DEEN. 7 October, 1909. (Charter Member)
43 COLONEL DUDLEY EVANS. 27 March, 1910.
(April 7, 1897)
51 AUGUSTUS LEFEBVRE REVERE. 20 May, 1910. (April 2, 1898)
90 REV. CHARLES HARRIS HAYES, D.D. · 16 August, 1910. (November 19, 1904)
76 JOEL FRANCIS FREEMAN 16 November, 1910. (November 21, 1902)
34 CHARLES ARTHUR GREENE. 3 January, 19II. (October 3, 1896)
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115 REV. WILLIAM WHITE HANCE. 14 November, 19II. (November 21, 1908)
8 PIERREPONT EDWARDS 22 January, 1912. (Charter Member)
38 LEANDER NEWTON LOVELL 19 February, 1912. (January 16, 1897)
23 HON. FRANK OBADIAH BRIGGS. 8 May, 1913.
(January 5, 1805)
128 STEPHEN MUNN SMITH. II May, 19:3.
(May 5, 1911)
31 PROFESSOR CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOD, PH.D. 2 July, 1913.
(April 4, 1896)
2 GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB 7 July, 1913. (Charter Member)
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144 HON. GARRET DORSET WALL VROOM, LL.D. 4 March, 1914. (October 26, 1912)
55 JOHN EDWARD MARSH. 22 March, 1914. (October 8, 1898)
86 HORACE PORTER. 6 March, 1915.
(November 21, 1903)
126 REV. DANIEL REQUA FOSTER, D.D ..... 25 October, 1915. (January 21, 19II )
79 HENRY HERTEL TRUMAN. 30 March, 1916.
(January 10, 1903)
46 EMORY MCCLINTOCK, PH.D., LL.D. 10 July, 1916.
(July 10, 1897)
151 GENERAL WILBUR FISK SADLER, JR. . 10 November, 1916. (January 31, 1914)
99 HAMILTON WRIGHT MABIE, LL.D., L.H.D. 31 December, 1916. (April 21, 1906)
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Nerrology. 1911-1916.
THE REVEREND WILLIAM WHITE HANCE.
William White Hance, oldest son of George Corlies and Sarah White Hance, was born August 28, 1852.
Graduating from St. Stephens College, Annandale, N. Y., with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1874, he entered the School of Mines, Columbia University, the same year. Although he com- pleted his four-year course, he did not take his degree. In 1876, during the summer, he worked as a civil engineer on the Hayden Exposition for the U. S. Geological Survey in the West.
From the fall of 1877 to the spring of 1879, he was an engi- neer in the construction work on Riverside Drive and on the building of the Sixth Avenue Elevated Railway from 72nd Street to 125th Street, New York. In the spring of 1879, he entered the firm of George C. Hance & Co., of 52 Broadway, and was the active member of the firm upon the New York Stock Ex- change.
In 1888 he entered the General Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 18)2. He was ordained in his home church at Woodbridge, New Jersey, where his body lies in- terred in the Hance plot.
After spending a few years in parochial work in North Caro- lina and Wyoming, he was called to the church in Palenville, New York, and for a number of years did active work as the priest of the parish. His death occurred in this village on No- vember 14, 1911.
During the latter years of his hie, owing to increasing physical infirmities, he devoted his time and energies, with Dr. John E. Stilwell of New York City, to careful genealogical research.
The third volume of Dr. Stilwell's Genealogical Works is dedi- cated to his memory. His sudden death prevented him from completing the record of his mother's ancestors, who were directly
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descended from the Whites, the Kennedys, and the Irwins of Ire- land. A few years before his death he was made a member of the Holland Society.
PIERREPONT EDWARDS.
Pierrepont Edwards, sixth in descent from the Reverend Timo- thy Edwards, was born on December 30, 1856. After attend- ing Selleck's School, at Norwalk, Connecticut, he entered Har- vard with the Class of 1880. Remaining at Harvard for only a part of the course, Mr. Edwards for a time pursued the study of medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, after which he spent some time in European travel. Mr. Edwards was unmarried. . He died on January 22, 1912.
Although Mr. Edwards' modest and retiring quality was such as to preclude a large circle of acquaintances, by those to whom he gave his regard he was esteemed and beloved in no ordinary degree. By his fellow members of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, he will always be held in affectionate memory.
LEANDER NEWTON LOVELL.
Leander Newton Lovell was born in Fall River, Massachu- setts, on November 15, 1835, and died in Plainfield, New Jer- sey, on February 19, 1912. At the time of his death, he was President of the Borden Mining Company and of the Northern Insurance Company of New York. For many years he was a di- rector in the Old Colony Steamboat Company, and his Srm, Bor- den & Lovell, were general passenger agents in New York City for over forty years for the Fall River Line of Steamboats.
Mr. Lovell was a member of the Board of Education of Plain- field for nineteen years and its President nearly four years. He held a life membership in the New York Y. M. C. A., and was an elder in the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church of Plain- field for over twenty-eight years.
At the time of his death he had been Governor of the Society of Mayflower Descendants for five years. Besides being a mem-
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ber of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, he was a member of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
By the death of Mr. Lovell our Society loses a greatly re- spected and much valued member.
SENATOR FRANK O. BRIGGS.
Senator Briggs was born at Concord, New Hampshire, August 12, 1851. He was the son of Major James F. Briggs, who served in the Civil War, and who represented the State of New Hamp- shire three terms in the National House of Representatives.
Senator Briggs was a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, from which institution he entered West Point, graduating in 1872, sixth in his class. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, and served until 1877, in the Second United States Infantry. About this time he moved to Trenton, New Jersey, where he entered the firm of John A. Roebling Sons; later he became the Assistant Treasurer of that company.
In 1899 he was elected Mayor of Trenton by the Republican Party. He was appointed a member of the State Board of Edu- cation, but later resigned to accept the post of State Treasurer. In 1904 he was Chairman of the Republican State Committee, and in 1907 he was elected United States Senator from New Jersey and served a full term of six years.
Senator Briggs was also President of the Inter-State Fair Asso- ciation. He was prominent in the Masonic fraternity, and was a member of the Bibliophile Society and of many clubs both in New York and Washington, D. C.
His wife was the daughter of the late Thomas Allison. He is survived by a son. He died May 8, 1913.
STEPHEN MUNN SMITH.
Stephen Munn Smith was born in the year 1867, and died in the New York Hospital, May 11, 1913, after an illness of about five months. He was a bachelor and during the last twelve years
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of his life made his home with his sister and brother-in-law in Orange, New Jersey. His business career lasted about twenty- seven years. He was in the employ of the Mutual Life Insur- ance Company in their Treasury Department, and for five years preceding his death held the position of Assistant Treasurer in that Company.
His life was one of quiet devotion to family and friends. Ștrik- ing incidents and exciting experiences were lacking in his career. His kind spirit and charitable nature led him to spend his sub- stance freely on others. To relatives who needed help and to friends in financial distress he was liberal to a fault. He never spoke evil of others, nor harbored unkind thoughts.
In his business and social life, Mr. Smith had a host of friends and no enemies. During his last illness constant manifestations of friendship for him were shown not only by those in high station, but by his barber, newsboy, and bootblack, who frequently called at the hospital to inquire about him and express their hope for his recovery. He had the confidence, respect and love of all who came in contact with him. He was a reader of good books and devoted to music. His life presents to our minds a picture of a truly useful man, and one who was loved by the community in which he lived.
CHARLES GREENE ROCKWOOL.
Charles Greene Rockwood, Jr., M.A., Ph.D., was born in New York City, on January 11, 1843, and was graduated from Yale University in 1864 with the degree A.B. In 1866 received the degree of Ph.D. from the same University. The honorary de- gree of M.A. was conferred on him by Bowdoin College in 180; and again by Princeton University in 1896.
Professor Rockwood occupied the chair of Mathematics and Natural History at Bowdoin College for fourteen years. After that, he succeeded to the Professorship of Mathematics and As- tronomy in Rutgers College. In 1877 he took the chair of Mathematics at Princeton University and held it continuously until 1905, when he became Professor Emeritus.
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He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science, a member of the American Meteorological So- ciety, National Geographic Society, American Mathematical So- ciety, New Jersey Historical Society, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey, American Historical Association, Saint Nicholas Society of New York, American Social Science Association, Washington Association of New Jersey, Eighth International Geographic Congress, So- cieti Sismologica Italiana, British Association for the Advance- ment of Science, Circolo Mathematico di Palermo, Seismological Society of America, Nassau Club of Princeton, National Arts Club, University and Yale Clubs of New York City and Prince- ton Clubs of New York and Philadelphia.
He published many reports and papers of a scientific character relating to vulcanological, seismological, and geological investi- gations and observations.
Professor Rockwood was quiet and gentle, simple and unosten- tatious, conscientious, and diligent in every good work. He was for many years a member and ruling elder of the First Presby- terian Church of Princeton, New Jersey.
He was married June 13, 1867, to Miss Hettie Hosford Smith. They had one daughter, Katherine Chauncey Rockwood.
Professor Rockwood died on July 2, 1013, at Caldwell, New Jersey, after an illness of about three years. The interment was in Orange, New Jersey.
GENERAL EDWARD BURD GRUBB.
General E. Burd Grubb was born in Burlington, New Jersey, November 13, 1841. His father was Edward Burd Grubb and his great-grandfather was Colonel Peter Grubb, who commanded the second regiment of Pennsylvania Associators in Washington's army during the Revolution. Colonel Peter Grubb married Mary Shippen, daughter of Colonel James Burd. one of Washington's Staff.
General Grubb was educated in the grammar schools of Bur-
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lington and matriculated in Burlington College, from which insti- tution he graduated with first honors in 1860. In 1861, at the call of President Lincoln, he entered the service of the Union as Second Lieutenant of Company C, Third Regiment of New Jersey. He participated in many battles, and his distinguished services won for him promotion after promotion, until finally in March, 1865, he was breveted Brigadier-General of Volun- teers. After the war ended he took much interest in military affairs. He was made Colonel of the Sixth Regiment, New Jer- sey National Guard, and later Captain of the First City Troop of Philadelphia.
General Grubb resided in Burlington until about 1873. He was President of the Common Council for two years and trustee of St. Mary's Hall and of Burlington College. Upon the death of his father he assumed control of large iron interests in Dauphin, Lebanon, and Landcaster Counties.
In 1899, General Grubb was the Republican nominee for Gov- ernor of the State of New Jersey, but was defeated. He was appointed Minister to Spain, but soon after his appointment the iron firm of Kaufman and Company, of which he was a mem- ber, failed and the General was almost impoverished. With re- markable fortitude and courage, he set out to straighten his affairs, and for a time lived on the barest necessities. Three years after this total failure, General Grubb was again counted a wealthy man. He had succeeded in acquiring a fortune at a time in life when most men are willing to give up work.
General Grubb at the time of his decease was Superintendent of the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers, at Kearney, New Jersey.
He was twice married. His first wife was a Miss Van Rensse- laer of Albany, who died. leaving one daughter. Some years later he married Miss Viola Sopwith of Scotland.
General Grubb was a charter member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey-a member of the Council 1900-1902 inclusive, and governor 1894 to 1899 inclusive. He died July 7, 1913, in Newark, N. J.
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JUDGE GARRET DORSET WALL VROOM.
Judge Vroom was born at Trenton, New Jersey, December 17, 1843. The son of Governor Peter D. Vroom, and grandson of Garret D. Wall, he united in his own name those of two noted New Jersey families. He was graduated from Rutgers College in 1862, and continued his study of law in his father's office, becoming an Attorney at Law in 1865 and Counsellor in 1868. He was City Solicitor of Trenton from 1866 to 1870, and from 1873 to 1876. He served as Prosecutor of the Pleas of Mercer County from 1870 to 1873. Upon the death of his father in 1873, he was appointed reporter of the Supreme Court, and held that office continuously until his death.
Judge Vroom compiled fifty of the fifty-six volumes of Vroom's Reports, the first six having been written by his father. In addi- tion to this he was joint compiler, with the late John H. Stewart, of the 1886 supplement to the Revision, and, with Judge William M. Lanning, of the General Statutes of 1895. In 1900 he de- clined a seat on the Bench of the Supreme Court. In 1901 he was appointed a Judge of the Court of Errors and Appeals and was reappointed in 1907. In later business life he was perhaps best known as President of the Trenton Savings Fund Society. He was a trustee of Rutgers College and received the honorary degree of LL.D. from that institution.
Judge Vroom was an authority on New Jersey history and took great interest in Revolutionary and pre-Revolutionary mat- ters. He served as President of the Society of Sons of the Revo- lution in the State of New Jersey from 1904 to 1909 and was one of its charter members. For some time also he held the position of Vice-President of the General Society.
In private life he was essentially a lover of books, history, and flowers. His library was one of the finest in the State, includ- ing a notable collection of old documents, manuscripts, and auto- graphs; and the rose garden at the back of his house was cele- brated for beauty and good taste.
He was greatly beloved and highly respected. His charities
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were liberal, his friendships warm and real, his counsel wise and valued.
He died March 4, 1914.
JOHN EDWARD MARSH.
John Edward Marsh, son of Rolph and Frances Lawrence Marsh, died in New York City on March 22, 1914.
His ancestor, Samuel Marsh, came from Essex County, Eng- land, to join his brother at New Haven, Conn., in 1645. He later moved to Rahway, New Jersey, and established his home on the Rahway River. From that time on Mr. Marsh's ancestors always made their home at Rahway.
Mr. Marsh was born at Rahway August 17, 1840. He studied at Burlington College at Burlington, N. J., under Bishop Doane, the elder, and entered the class of 1861 at Yale College. He left college at the end of his freshman year and continued his studies at several German Universities, taking the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Jena in 1868. The same year he returned to this country and married Carolyn A. Capron, a granddaughter of Dr. Seth Capron, an officer on the staff of George Washington. From 1868 to 1876 he lived at Munich and Dresden, Germany, engaged in scientific work. He was asso- ciated there with Professor Liebeg, the chemist.
From 1876 to the time of his death he made his home at Kah- way. He devoted his time to the care of his father's estate and to genealogical research, compiling extensive records, which he bequeathed to the New Jersey Historical Society. The improve- ment in the care of family monuments in many of the old comme- teries in New Jersey was largely due to his initiative, he, in many cases, paying the first cost of restoring the old stones.
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