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(II) Coerte Albertse van Voorhees resided near Hees, Holland, and left behind him seven children : I. Steven Coerte, referred to below. 2. Hilbert Coerte, born in 1634, was twice mar- ried, and had by his first wife two sons and one daughter, and by his second wife five sons. 3. Jan Coerte, in 1684 was living in the old fam- ily homestead in Voorhees. 4. Albert Coerte van Bethuyn, whose wife's name was Aeltyn, and who was dead before 1699. 5. Wesvel Coerte van Veeninge, died before 1699. 6. and 7. Two daughters whose names have not been preserved.
(III) Steven Coerte van Voorhees was born about 1600, in or near Hees, Holland, and died at Flatlands, Long Island, February 16, 1684. In April, 1660, he emigrated from Hees, which was in the province of Drenthe, Holland, in the ship "Bonte Cou" or "Spotted Cow," Captain Pieter Lucassen, master, with his wife and all of his children except his daughters Hendrickjen and Merghin. No- vember 29, 1660, he purchased of Cornelius Dircksen Hoogland nine morgens of cornland, seven morgens of woodland, ten morgens of plainland, and five morgens of salt meadows, in Flatlands, for 3000 guilders, and also a house and house plot in "Amesfoort en Ber-
gen (i. e., Flatlands) with the brewery and all the brewing apparatus, kettle house and casks with the appurtenances thereof as per page 37, Liber B of the Flatlands Records." In 1677 he and his second wife were members of the Dutch Reformed church in Flatlands, in 1675 and in 1683 his name is on the assess- ment rolls of the town, in 1667 on a patent, and in 1664 he was one of the magistrates. His will is dated August 25, 1677.
By his first wife, whose name is unfortu- nately lost, he had ten children, all born in Holland: 1. Hendrickjen Stevense, married Jan Kiers and emigrated to America several years later than her father. 2. Merghin Ste- vense, died October 28, 1702; married (first) a Roelofsen and (second) Remmelt Willemse and also came after her father to America. 3. Coert Stevense, born 1637, died after 1702; married before 1664 Marytje Gerritse van Couwenhoven, the daughter of Gerrit Wol- fertse van Couwenhoven. 4. Lucas Stevense, referred to below. 5. Jan Stevense, born 1652, whose will was probated November 20, 1735; married (first) March 17, 1678, Cornelia Rei- niers Wizzel-penning; married (second) Oc- tober 8, 1680, Femmentje Auke van Nuyse, who was baptized March 12, 1662. 6. Albert Stevense, of Flatlands and Hackensack, New Jersey, who married (first) Barentje Will- emse, and (second) Tilletje Reiniers Wizzel- penning. 7. Altje Stevense, born 1656, mar- ried, 1673, Barent Jurianz Ryder. 8. Jan- netje Stevense, married (first) Jan Martense Schenck, who died 1689, and married (sec- ond) February 29, 1690, Alexander Sympson. 9. Hendrickje Stevense, married (first) Jan Kiersted, and (second) Albert Albertse Ter- hune, of Flatlands and Hackensack, New Jer- sey, who was baptized August 13, 1651, and whose will was proved February 3, 1704. IO. Abraham Stevense of Flatbush and Princeton, New Jersey, who married Janette Kershaw.
(IV) Lucas Stevense, son of Steven Coerte van Voorhees by his first wife, was born in Holland about 1650, and died in Flatlands, Long Island, in 1713. In 1677 he was a mem- ber of the Dutch Reformed church there, and in 17II was one of the elders. In 1675 his name appears on the assessment rolls of the town; in 1680 he was one of the magistrates ; in 1685 he had one of his children baptized in Hackensack, New Jersey, but in 1687 he was one of those who took the oath of allegiance to the English government in Flatlands. He was three times married and had children cer- tainly by the first two, and most probably by
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all three of his wives. His first marriage was in Holland, to Catharine Hansen van Noor- strand, daughter of Hanse van Noorstrand and Jannecken Gerritse van Loon ; his second mar- riage, January 26, 1689, was to Jannetje Minnes, daughter of Minne Johannis and Rensie Fad- dans; and his third marriage, in 1703, was to Catharine van Dyck. His.children were: I. Eldart Lucasse, of Flatlands, Flatbush and Jamaica, Long Island, whose will was proved April 17, 1722, and who married Styntje Hen- drickse, daughter of Hendrick Harmanse. 2. Jan Lucasse, referred to below. 3. Steven Lucasse, baptized September 16, 1677. 4. Hans Lucasse, baptized September 7, 1679, married May 17, 1715, Neeltje Nevius, daugh- ter of Pieter Nevius and Jannetje Roelofse Schenck. 5. Jannetje Lucasse, baptized De- cember 25, 1681, died April 17, 1758; married, June 24, 1704, Martin Roelofse Sxhanck. 6. Willemtje Lucasse, baptized November 19. 1683, died in infancy. 7. Anna Lucasse, born April 25, 1686, died September 30, 1774, mar- ried, June 5, 1709, Willem Couwenhoven, of Flatlands. 8. Catryntje Lucasse, married, May 3, 1712, Roelof Nevius, of the Raritan river. 9. Elsje Lucasse. 10. Reinecke Lu- casse, married, May 22, 1715, Johannes Nos- trand, of Flatlands. II. Willentje Lucasse, baptized November 15, 1694, married, August 27, 1715, Martin Nevius, of Flatlands, who re- moved about 1719 to Marlborough, Monmouth county, New Jersey. 12. Albert Lucasse, of Flatlands and New Brunswick, New Jersey. born May 10, 1698, died October 28, 1734; married (first) May 10, 1720, Arreantje Dit- mars, daughter of Laurens Ditmars, of Flat- bush, and Elizabeth Hegeman, and married (second) 1722, Catryntje Cornell. 13. Roelof Lucasse, of Flatlands and Three Mile Run, New Jersey, died in 1751; married (first) April 26, 1714, Helena, daughter of Gerret Elbertse Stoothoff and Johanna Nevius, and married (second) Margreta Cortelyou. 14. Minne Lucasse, of whom see elsewhere. 15. Abraham Lucasse. 16. Teuntje Lucasse, bap- tized January 26, 1707, in New York city.
(V) Jan Lucasse, the son of Lucas Ste- vense van Voorhees and his first wife Cath- arine Hansen van Noorstrand, was baptized February 19, 1675, spent the first part of his life at Flatlands, Long Island, and in 1717 re- moved to Six Mile Run, Somerset county, New Jersey, where he died. He was three times married and had one child by his first wife, thirteen children by his second wife, and none by his third. October 10, 1699, he mar-
ried (first) Ann, daughter of Jan Teunissen van Duyckhuysen and Achia or Agatha Stoot- hoff, baptized April 7, 1677, died January 5, 1702. Their child was: Johannis van Voor- hees, born July 19, 1700, died January 21, 1733; married, May 16, 1721, Sara, daughter of Jan Roelofse Schenck and Sara Kouwen- hoven, who after the death of Johannis mar- ried (second) Hendrick Voorhees, of Free- hold, Monmouth county, New Jersey. March 5, 1704, Jan Lucasse van Voorhees married (second) Mayke Roelofse, daughter of Roelof Martense Schenck and Annatje Pieterse, born January 14, 1684, died November 25, 1736. Their children were: I. Lucas van Voorhees. born September 15, 1705, whose will was proved January 16, 1784 ; married (first ) May 17, 1728, Altje, daughter of John and Altje Ryder, born May 30, 1708, died December 5, 1775, and married (second) Catrina Staats, of Flatlands and New Brunswick. 2. Roelof van Voorhees, born August 19, 1707, died in April, 1782; married Deborah Cortelyou, of Flat- lands. 3. Stephen van Voorhees, born March 24, 1709, married, October 23, 1753, Maria, daughter of Daniel Lake and Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Dirck Dirckse van Sutphen. Stephen and Maria (Lake) van Voorhees lived at Flat- lands. 4. Antje, born November 28, 1710, died in infancy. 5. Petrus van Voorhees, born January 6, 1712, at Flatlands, whose widow was given letters of administration on his es- tate April 3, 1751, lived with his wife Mary at New Brunswick. 6. Martin van Voorhees, born March 26, 1714, married Elizabeth 7. Isaac van Voorhees, referred to below. 8. Catlyntje van Voorhees, born June 8, 1718, married Simon van Arsdalen. 9. Garret van Voorhees, born September 6, 1720, married Johanna van Harlingen and lived at New Brunswick. 10. Anna van Voorhees, born July 15, 1723. II. Abraham van Voor- hees, born June 8, 1725, died November 15, 1807 ; married, May 9, 1747, Adrianna, daugh- ter of Pieter Lefferts and Ida Suydam and lived at Flatlands. 12. Sarah van Voorhees, born October 18, 1727, died November 29, 1736. 13. Maria van Voorhees, born April 5, 1731. January 25, 1737, Jan Lucasse van Voorhees married (third) Jannetje, daughter of Jacob Remsen and Gertrude Vanderbilt, baptized July 27, 1701, died August 24, 1747.
(VI) Isaac, son of Jan Lucasse and Mayke Roelofse (Schenck) van Voorhees, was born March 16, 1716, lived near New Brunswick, and was twice married, the name of his first wife being Sarah, and that of his second wife
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Helena. She was the daughter of Dirck Bar- keloo, and was born October 22, 1723. Which of his children were borne him by each wife is not ascertainable from the data at present available. These children were : I. John, mar- ried Ruth, youngest daughter of Samuel, son of Richard Stockton, of Piscataway and Princeton, and Susanna (Witham) Robinson, his wife, and the widow of Thomas Robinson, of Crosswicks, Burlington county, New Jer- sey. Richard Stockton was the son of Rich- ard and Abigail Stockton, the emigrants. John and Ruth (Stockton) van Voorhees re- moved to Chestertown, Maryland. 2. Stephen Voorhees, born 1740, died November 23, 1796; became a minister in the Dutch Reformed church ; and married Elizabeth Clausen, born 1749, died February 23, 1805. 3. Derrick, baptized June 22, 1755, whose will was pro- bated August 22, 1834; lived in Hillsborough township, Somerset county, New Jersey ; mar- ried Jannetje 4. David, referred to below. 5. Jane, married a DuBois. 6. Maria, baptized June 22, 1766, married Teunis Huff. of Neshanic, Somerset county.
(VII) David, son of Isaac Voorhees, was born near New Brunswick, New Jersey, Sep- tember 6, 1758, and died in the town of New Brunswick, October 9. 1841. He lived in New Brunswick and married, May 22, 1788, Eve Oakey, born September 14, 1770, who died November 4, 1842. Their seven children were: I. Isaac, born April 19, 1789, died Au- gust 5, 1824; married Sarah Nevius but had no children. 2. Abraham Oakey, born Au- gust 23, 1791, died June 27, 1866; married, March 24, 1814, Margaret P. Harris, and mar- ried (second) April 11, 1843, Abigail Vander- veer, and had nine children. 3. Ann, born July 29, 1794, died March 6, 1837; married, February 24, 1814, Israel Freeman. 4. David. born August 19, 1797, died June 17, 1799. 5. Ira Condict, referred to below. 6. Mary, born September 27, 1801, died unmarried. October 15, 1820. 7. David, born May 16, 1805, died June 14, 1866; married Ann Eliza Clarkson, born February 3, 1802.
(VIII) Ira Condict, son of David and Eve (Oakey) Voorhees. was born in New Bruns- wick, New Jersey, February 22, 1799, and died there September 12, 1878. He lived in New Brunswick, and married, May 22, 1823, Ann Rolf Holbert, born February 3, 1802, who died in 1900. The names of their three children were: I. Charles Holbert, referred to below. 2. Ira Theodore, born June 27, 1829, died Au- gust II, 1830. 3. Mary Elizabeth, born April
21, 1833, died, unmarried, September 13, 1852.
(IX) Charles Holbert, the only son to reach maturity and the only son to marry, of Ira Condict and Ann Rolf (Holbert) Voor- hees, was born in New Brunswick, New Jer- sey, August 3, 1824, and was for many years one of the most prominent of the medical prac- titioners in New Brunswick. His father had been one of the members of the junior class of 1817, of Rutgers College, when that insti- tution had suspended in 1816, and he sent his son to the University of Pennsylvania for his B. A. and afterward to the Philadelphia Medi- cal School for his M. D. degree. June 7, 1849, Dr. Charles Holbert Voorhees married, in Philadelphia, Charlotte Bournonville, of Phil- adelphia, born December 23, 1830. Their four children are: I. Ira Condict, referred to below. 2. Vanderbilt Spader, born Septem- ber 7, 1858, married Ida Smith; resides at Belmar. 3. Anthony Bournonville, born Sep- tember 24, 1859, married, May 23, 1883, Annie Farmer ; resides at Belmar. 4. Louis Augus- tus, referred to below.
(X) Ira Condict (2), the eldest child and son of Charles Holbert and Charlotte (Bour- nonville ) Voorhees, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 25, 1853, and is now liv- ing in New Brunswick, New Jersey. When he was about two and one half years old his father returned from Philadelphia to New Brunswick, and Ira Condict was sent to the New Brunswick public schools for his educa- tion, also attending private schools, and tak- ing the course of Miller and Stockton's Busi- ness College in Newark. After completing his studies he was engaged until about 1881 in the furniture and rubber business in New Brunswick, subsequently devoting his atten- tion largely to the property interests of his grandparents. For four years he occupied the position of chosen freeholder of Middlesex county. Mr. Voorhees is the owner of a valu- able farm near New Brunswick. He is a mem- ber of the Junior Order American Mechanics. Since 1869 he has been a member of the vol- unteer fire department of New Brunswick, and since 1873 a member of the Liberty hose company. He and his family attend the First Dutch Reformed Church of New Brunswick. May 23, 1878, Ira Condict Voorhees was mar- ried in New Brunswick to Emily Miller. of the same place, and has one surviving child, Marv Emilv, who married Oliver Rieley. Mr. and Mrs. Rieley reside in Cleveland, Ohio, and have one child, Charlotte Bournonville Rieley.
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(X) Louis Augustus, the fourth and young- est child of Charles Holbert and Charlotte ( Bournonville) Voorhees, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 6, 1865, and is now living in that city. For his early edu- cation he was sent to the preparatory school of Rutgers College, and entering Rutgers in the class of 1885, received from that institu- tion both his bachelor's and his master's de- gree. He then took up chemistry as his special study, went into the state experimental station at the bottom of the ladder and has steadily climbed up until in 1895 he was made chief chemist. In 1905 he resigned this po- sition, and he is now engaged in consulting and analytical work in his own laboratory. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, a member of the Commandery, and a past master of Lodge No. 19. He is also past high priest of Scott Chapter, No. 4, a past master of Scott Coun- cil, No. I, and member of the Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks. In addition to these he is a member of the Delta Upsilon college Greek letter fraternity, and also a Phi Beta Kappa man. He is a member of a number of scientific societies, among which may be men- tioned the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry of London, Eng- land, the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, and the American Elec- tro-Chemical Society. In 1901 he married Anna May Wilcox, daughter of Theodore F. Wilcox, of New Brunswick.
(For early generations see Albert Van Voorhees 1).
(V) Minne Lucasse van Voorhees, fourteenth child VOORHEES and seventh son of Lucas Stevense and Jannetje Minnes (Faddans) van Voorhees, died in 1733, his will being written September 20, and proven November 15, of that year. He was born in Flatlands, but re- moved from that place to the vicinity of New Brunswick, New Jersey, where in 1720 he owned a large tract of land on the south side of the Raritan river, which included the mills on Lawrence brook. Three years previous to this his name had been enrolled on the books of the Dutch Reformed church at New Bruns- wick as a member. April 25, 1717, Minne Lucasse married (first) Antje, daughter of Garret Pieterse Wyckoff, of Flatlands, Long Island, and Catharine Nevius, who was born September 1, 1693. After her death he mar- ried (second) Lammetje, daughter of Gerrit Janse Stryker, of Flatbush, Long Island, and Styntje Gerritse Dorland, who was the widow
of Johanes Wyckoff, of Six Mile Run, Somer- set county, New Jersey. She was baptized November 23, 1684, and her will was proved May I, 1764.
The children of Minne Lucasse van Voor- hees were : I. Lucas, baptized March 29, 1718, whose will was proved April 9, 1791 ; he mar- ried Catrina Vandervoort, lived near New Brunswick, where all his children were bap- tized and had seven children, the youngest of whom, Peter, was the noted revolutionary cap- tain, who was killed near New Brunswick by Colonel Simcoe's men and is sometimes con- fused with Captain John Voorhees, brother- in-law of Colonel John Neilson. 2. Garret Minnes, referred to below. 3. Minne Minnes, baptized November 25, 1722, whose will is dated June 7, 1779, and proved April 20, 1780, and who had nine children. 4. Johannes Min- nes, baptized March 28, 1725, married Fem- metje Vanderveer, and lived near New Bruns- wick, where all of his children were baptized. 5. Elizabeth, married Martin Roelofse Schenck. 6. Abraham Minnes, born Septem- ber 16, 1730, married Maria, daughter of Jacob Van Doren, born October 29, 1735, lived in 1752 at Neshanic, in 1766 at Millstone, New Jersey, and in 1792 at Reading, Ohio, and had nine children. 7. Catharine, married Jo- hannes Van Harlingen. 8. Roelof.
(VI) Garret Minnes, second child and son of Minne Lucasse van Voorhees, was born near New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 13, 1720, died about 1785. He lived at Middlebush, Somerset county. He married (first) Neeltje, daughter of Petrus Nevius, of South Branch, Somerset county, who died December 9, 1780, and was the mother of all of his children ; married (second) in 1783, Sarah Stoothoff. Their children were: 1. Minne, born Septem- ber 30, 1745, lived at Neshanic, Somerset county, and by his wife Catrina had : Abraham, Cornelius, Maria and Minnie. 2. Roelof, born February II, 1748, died July 23, 1811 ; mar- ried Maria Suydam, lived at Six Mile Run, and had no children. 3. Garret Garretson, re- ferred to below. 4. Ann, born July 10, 1752, died May 25, 1817; married, May 3, 1776, Abraham Beekman, of Griggstown, New Jer- sey, and had Geraldus, Eleanor, John, Abra- ham Abrahamson, Ralph Voorhees, Jacob, Isaac and Catharine. 5. Catryntje, born De- cember 27, 1754, died November 26, 1814; married John Van Doren, of Millstone. 6. Peter, born May 7, 1758, died April 7, 1833 ; married Mary Boice, lived at Middlebush, and had: Ellen, Syche or Cynthia, Sarah, John
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Peterson, Maria, Caroline, Garret Peterson, Ann Beekman and Minna. 7. Neeltje, bap- tized November 23, 1760, married Brogun Van Doren, of Pluckamin, and had: William, Neeltje, Garret, Peter and Catharine. 8. Cat- alina, born May 21, 1764, married John Van Doren, of Millstone.
(VII) Garret Garretson, third child and son of Garret Minnes and Neeltje (Nevius) van Voorhees, was born at Middlebush, Som- erset county, March 4, 1750, died at Six Mile Run in the same county, October 18, 1823. The first part of his life was spent at Middle- bush, but about 1820 he removed to Six Mile Run. February 8, 1776, he married Matilda, daughter of Rem Ditmars, of Millstone, who died March 21, 1837, and who bore him ten children : I. Garret, born November 22, 1776, died March 23, 1777. 2. Lena, born March II. 1778, died January 28, 1827 ; married Peter P. Voorhees, born November 26, 1775, lived at New Brunswick and had: Matilda, Eliza- beth, Susan and Eleanor. 3. Nelly, born May 27, 1780, died February 18, 1810, unmarried. 4. Jane, born September 13, 1782, died Septem- ber, 1845; married, October 27, 1803, Richard Manley, lived in New Brunswick and had: Mary Ann, Matilda, Ellen Voorhees, Garret Voorhees, Sarah Elizabeth, Jane Helen, Rich- ard, Dinah Voorhees and Frances Rebecca Hardenburgh. 5. Garret, referred to below. 6. Dinah, born May II, 1787, died unmarried. 7. Ann, born September 24, 1789, married, September 19, 1816, Samuel W. Scott, and lived in Yatasco, New York. 8. John Gar- retson, born January 17, 1793, died March 31, 1859 ; married Rebecca Van Derveer, born De- cember 8, 1796, died April 1, 1873; left New Jersey and settled in Fairview, Illinois, and had: Henry, Garret, Ellen Sutphen, John Cal- vin and Matthew. 9. Ralph, born June 20, 1796, died July 25, 1878; married, November 20, 1819, Sarah, daughter of John Van Cleef, lived at Middlebush, at one time judge of the Somerset county court, and in 1837 a member of the New Jersey legislature; children: Van Cleef and Ralph. 10. Maria, born October 20, 1798, married Daniel Polhemus, and lived at Middlebush and Fairview, Illinois.
(VIII) Garret, second son and the eldest son to reach maturity of Garret Garretson and Matilda (Ditmars) van Voorhees, was born in Middlebush, Somerset county, and died at Mine Brook, in the same county, Febru- ary 24, 1870. He lived at Mine Brook. September 10, 1816, he married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Drake)
Whitaker, born September 8, 1792, died
August 8, 1863. Their children were : I. John, referred to below. 2. Matilda, born Oc- tober 19, 1818, died September 28, 1851 ; mar- ried, January 8, 1851, Charles Barber. 3. Ann, born August 12, 1820, died February 20, 1885; married, November 15, 1849, William Heath, born June 1, 1817, and had John, born September 25, 1856, married, February 8, 1879, Emma J. Fritts. 4. Hannah, born January 4. 1823, married, October 28, 1847, John Gar- retson Kline, and had Dorothy, married John J. Powelson ; Garret Voorhees, December 10, 1852, died November 3, 1880. 5. Ellen, born January 21, 1825, married (first) August 14, 1854, John S. Felmley, and had: David and John S. Jr .; married (second) Benjamin S. Shoemaker, March 4, 1863, and had: Lillian, Ella Voorhees, Garretta and Raphael. 6. Gar- ret Garretson, born March 20, 1827, married (first) Margaretta V. Baird, born May 5, 1836, died March 2, 1861, and had, William Baird, born August 10, 1860; married (sec- ond) December 27, 1865, Jane Quick, born February 7, 1836, died March 19, 1874, and had: Abraham Quick, December 5, 1869, died February 27, 1870; married (third) December 30, 1876, Harriet Everett, born January 26, 1837. 7. Nathaniel Whitaker, born June 29, 1829, graduate of Rutgers, 1847, cashier of the First National Bank of Clinton, New Jer- sey ; married, November 1, 1854, Naomi Leigh, and had: Foster MacGowan, Samuel Leigh, Caroline Virginia Aller, Nathaniel Whitaker, Edwin Stanton, Mary Taylor and Elizabeth Kreamer. 8. Samuel Scott, born June 19, 1831, lives at Mine Brook; married, Novem- ber 13, 1861, Elizabeth McMurtry, and has: Sarah Whitaker, Oscar M., Ralph Spencer, Garret Scott, Mary Nutt, Charles Pool and Ruth Castner. 9. Mary, born August 20, 1833, married, November 19,' 1857, William Irving, and has: Eugene Castner, Ella Sarah, William Edgar and Charles Whitaker. IO. Ruth Elizabeth, born September 19, 1835, died January 10, 1879: married Parmenas Castner and had: Mabel Voorhees, Frank Mason and Martha Annin Voorhees. II. Ralph, born March 20, 1838.
(IX) John, eldest child of Garret and Sarah (Whitaker ) Voorhees, was born at Mine Brook, Somerset county, June 4, 1817. He was a farmer like his ancestors. November 26, 1853, he married Sarah A. Dilley, born December II, 1824, who bore him nine children, all born at Mine Brook, Somerset county, New Jersey. They are : I. Helen, now dead, born February
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IO, 1855, married, June 21, 1883, Rev. George W. Scarlett. 2. Edward Burnett, referred to below. 3. Garret, born April 25, 1858, died September 10, 1858. 4. Elizabeth, born March 24, 1859, married, October 25, 1882, Rev. John Scarlett. 5. Matilda, born June 24, 1861. 6. Mary, born May 10, 1863, married Edwin Stanton Williamson. 7. Sarah C., born Sep- tember 8, 1864, married Dr. Matthew Beattie. 8. John, born November 3, 1867, died April 14, 1881. 9. Garretta, born December 26, 1870.
(X) Edward Burnett, second child and eld- est son of John and Sarah A. (Dilley) Voor- hees, was born in Mine Brook, Somerset county, June 22, 1856, and is now living at the Rutgers College Farm, near New Brunswick. For his early education he went to the com- mon schools of Mine Brook, also attending private school, and prepared for college en- trance examinations with private tutors, after which he entered Rutgers College and grad- uated B. A. June 22, 1881, and M. A. in 1884. In 1900 he received from the University of Vermont the degree of D. Sc. During 1881 and 1882 he was the assistant chemist at Wes- leyan University, and from 1882 to the present time he has been chemist of the Experiment Station of the State of New Jersey, since 1890 professor of agriculture in Rutgers College, and since 1895 director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Stations. In 1903 he was the first recipient of the W. H. Nichols gold medal offered by the American Chemical Society for the best original chemical research. He is author of "First Principles of Agricul- ture" (1896), "Fertilizers" (1898), and "For- age Crops" (1907). Dr. Voorhees is president of the State Board of Agriculture, member of the State Forestry Commission, and trustee . of the Carnegie Library of New Brunswick. Society, the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Science, the New Jersey State Sanitary Association, and other national and state scientific societies, and of the Chemists' Club of New York City.
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