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"The Banta family are of Holland extraction, and came to Bergen county previous to 1686, John, the earliest to arrive, having owned a large tract of land, which he willed to two sons, Cornelius and John. Cornelius was father of a son Henry, who had a son Cornelius. His children were Henry and two daughters, -Elizabeth and Jane. Henry married a Miss Timpson, and had children,-Cornelius and one daugh- ter.
"Albert Bogert came about the year 1680, and acquired a large tract of land in the vicinity of Spring Valley. His four sons were David, Cor- nelius, James, and John, all of whom located in the township.
"John Van Buskirk made his advent in the township as early as 1697. and located at Oradell. Among his descendants were John, Luke, and a son who became a physician. John remained a resident of Midland.
"An early settler at Oradell was named Valleau. He was of French descent and a large landed proprietor, having at one period owned a tract nine miles in extent. He resided in a spacious mansion, and on his death left no family. Very little is remembered of his life.
"Peter Lutkins was one of the pioneers of Paramus, where he pur chased land and followed farming. His children were Peter, John, and a daughter Anne, the former of whom settled on the homestead, and his brother on land adjacent. Washington on one occasion passed the night at the Lutkins homestead, and manifested great interest in the children, which was long after remembered by them. The descendants, Andrew, Peter, Richard, and one sister, Mrs. John Devoe, continued to live in Midland.
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"The Pells are of English descent, and were for a succession of years ship builders and sea-captains. Captain William Pell represented the fifth generation in America, and resided in New York city. He was Captain of the "Columbus," in the Royal Philippine Company, of Mad- rid, Spain. He married into the Bogert family, and during the latter portion of his life retired to Midland, where his death occurred in 1815. Among his sons was Casper, who had children, of whom William J., resides on the homestead.
" The Van Diens are Hollanders, Albert having been the first mem- ber of the family to arrive. He together with a brother chose a location in Saddle River township. Nearly a century ago one of the desendants. Harmon by name, married into the Zabriskie family, and made Midland his place of residence. Another branch of the family resided in Para- mus, among whom were Yost and Casparus, both of whom lived and died there.
"The Hoppers are among the oldest families in Midland, as else- where in the county. Three bothers (one of whom was Garret ) emigra- ted from Amsterdam, Holland, and settled, one at Paramus, another in Hohokus, on land of the late John J. Zabriskie, and a third at Small Lots, on lands of the late Garret Hopper. The Paramus estate was pur- chased of the Indians for a quart of whiskey and a pound of tobacco."
ORGANIZATION.
Midland became an independent township by an Act of the Legisla- ture approved March 7, 1871. The territory was taken from the town- ship of New Barbadoes and included all that part which lies west and north of "Cole's" Mill Brook, running from the point where it intersects the Lodi township line on the Paterson turnpike north westerly. and east- erly, until it empties into the Hackensack River."
April 10, 1871, the voters of the township met at Spring Valley Chapel and proceeded viva voce to elect officers of the town, the follow- ing being the more important ones.
1872 .- Freeholder, David A. Zabriskie; Township Clerk, William A. Kipp: Assessor, Abram S. Zabriskie; Collector, Albert J. Bogert ; Surveyors of Highways, T. V. B. Zabriskie, J. J. Banta; Township Committee, John Chrystal, Peter Ackerman. William J. Pell, John R. Oldis, Stephen Voorhis.
1873 .- Freeholder, David A. Zabriskie: Township Clerk, William A. Kipp; Assessor, A. S. Zabriskie; Collector, Albert J. Bogert ; Sur- veyors of Highways, T. V. B. Zabriskie, Albert Berdan; Township Committee, J. R. Oldis, D. D. Baldwin, Abram J. Demarest, John Chrystal. J. A. Zabriskie.
1874 .- Freeholder. H. H. Voorhis; Township Clerk, William A. Kipp; Assessor, Albert Berdan; Collector, J. C. Zabriskie (Paramus): Surveyors of Highways, Isaac A. Voorhis, J. D. Terhune ; Township Committee, Abram I. Demarest, D. D. Baldwin, John R. Oldis, John R. Voorhis, John Chrystal.
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1875 .- Freeholders, H. H. Voorhis; Township Clerk, Lewis Lane; Assessor, Albert Berdan; Collector, J. C. Zabriskie (Paramus); Survey- ors of Highways, Jasper D. Terhune, Isaac A. Voorhis; Township Com- mittee, J. G. Zabriskie, D. R. Brinkerhoff, L. Hague, John R. Voorhis, A. G. Hopper.
1876 .- Freeholder, H. H. Voorhis; Township Clerk, N. G. Hopper; Assessor, Albert Berdan; Collector, John C. Zabriskie ( Paramus ); Sur- veyors, R. W. Cooper, I. A. Voorhis; Township Committee, John G. Zabriskie, A. G. Hopper, D. R. Brinkerhoff, L. Hague, J. C. Zabriskie (Cherry Hill); Justices of Peace, John G. Webb, Wmn. J. Pell.
1877 .- Freeholder, H. H. Voorhis; Township Clerk, N. G. Hopper; Assessor, John A. Demarest; Collector, Wn. J. Pell; Surveyors of High- ways, Isaac A. Voorhis, R. W. Cooper; Township Committee, J. C. Zabriskie (Cherry Hill), D. R. Brinkerhoff, L. Hague, A. G. Hopper, J. G. Zabriskie.
1878 .- Freeholder, H. H. Voorhis; Township Clerk, N. G. Hopper: Assessor, J. A. Demarest; Collector, Win. J. Pell; Surveyors of High- ways, Thos. Gardner, Jr., R. W. Cooper; Township Committee, J. C. Zabriskie, John G. Zabriskie, D. R. Brinkerhoff, A. G. Hopper, Leopold Hague.
1879. Freeholder, J. C. Zabriskie (Paramus); Township Clerk, N. G. Hopper; Assessor, Jacob G. Zabriskie; Collector, Wmn. J. Pell; Sur- veyors of Highways, R. W. Cooper, Thomas Gardner, Jr .; Township Committee, J. C. Zabriskie, J. G. Zabriskie, Peter V. B. Demarest.
1880 .- Freeholder, J. C. Zabriskie (Cherry Hill ); Township Clerk, N. G. Hopper: Assessor, Jacob G. Zabriskie; Collector, Wmn. J. Pell; Surveyor of Highways, Stephen Voorhis, Thomas Gardner, Jr .; Town- ship Committee, J. G. Zabriskie, P. V. B. Demarest, Henry C. Herring.
1881 .- Freeholder, J. C. Zabriskie (Paramus); Township Clerk, Wm. A. Kipp; Assessor, Jacob G. Zabriskie; Collector, Win. J. Pell; Surveyors of Highways, Stephen Voorhis, Thomas Gardner. Jr .; Town- ship Committee, Henry C. Herring; John G. Zabriskie, Garret H. Zabriskie; Justice of Peace, John G. Webb.
1882. Freeholder, John C. Zabriskie; Township Clerk, John H. Blair; Assessor, W. J. Pell; Collector, John W. Van Buskirk: Township Committee, John R. Oldis. Henry C. Herring, Cornelius Anderson.
1883 .- Freeholder, John C. Zabriskie: Township Clerk, John H. Blair, C. H. Storms elected Clerk in July; Assessor, John C. Van Sant, Collector, John W. Van Buskirk; Township Committee, John R. Oldis. H. C. Herring, Cornelius Anderson.
1884. Freeholder, John C. Zabriskie; Township Clerk. C. H. Storms; Assessor, John C. Van Saun; Collector, John W. Van Buskirk; Township Committee, John R. Oldis, H. C. Herring, Cornelius Anderson.
1885. Freeholder, John C. Zabriskie; Township Clerk. C. H. Storms; Assessor, John C. Van Saun: Collector, J. W. Van Buskirk: Township Committee, J. R. Oldis, H. W. Winters, Cornelius Anderson.
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1886 .- Freeholder, John C. Zabriskie; Township Clerk, C. H. Storins; Assessor, John Van Saun; Collector, J. W. Van Buskirk; Town- ship Committee, H. W. Winters, J. R. Oldis, L. Hague.
1887. Freeholder, John G. Zabriskie; Township Clerk. C. J. Van Saun; Assessor, John C. Van Saun; Collector, J. W. Van Buskirk; Township Committee, H. W. Winters, L. Hague, R. J. Oldis.
1888 .- Freeholder, C. J. Van Saun; Assessor, John C. Van Saun; Collector, J. W. Van Buskirk; Township Committee, H. W. Winters, L. Hague, J. R. ()ldis.
1889 .- Freeholder, Henry Van Buskirk; Township Clerk, J. Edgar Waite; Assessor. N. G. Hopper; Collector, P. V. B. Demarest; Town- ship Committee, James Taplin, Casper T. Zabriskie, J. R. Oldis.
1890 .- Freeholder, Henry Van Buskirk; Township Clerk, J. Edgar Waite: Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, Peter Van Buskirk; Township Committee, A. J. Bogert, C. T. Zabriskie, James Taplin.
1891 .- Freeholder, Henry Van Buskirk; Township Clerk, Edward P. Veldrame: Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector. Peter Van Buskirk; Township Committee, John G. Zabriskie, A. J. Bogert, C. T. Zabriskie.
1892 .- Freeholders. E. D. Howland, John C. Van Saun; Township Clerk, J. H. Weston; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, Peter Van Buskirk; Township Committee, John G. Zabriskie, Caspar Zabriskie, Albert J. Bogert.
1893. - Freeholder, John E. Van Saun; Township Clerk, J. H. Wes- ton; Assessor, N. C. Hopper; Collector, Peter Van Buskirk; Township Committee, John G. Zabriskie, Casper Zabriskie, Albert J. Bogert.
1894 .- Freeholder, E. D. Howland; Township Clerk, J. H. Weston; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, Peter Van Buskirk; Township Com- mittee, J. G. Zabriskie, D. H. Hopper. C. T. Zabriskie.
1895 .- Freeholder, E. D. Howland; Township Clerk, H. Howland; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, E. M. Pell; Township Committee, D. H. Hopper, John G. Zabriskie, Peter Ackerman.
1896 .- Freeholder, E. D. Howland: Township Clerk, H. Howland; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, E. M. Pell; Township Committee, D. H. Hopper, John G. Zabriskie, Peter Ackerman.
1897 .- Freeholder, R. W. Cooper; Township Clerk, H. Howland; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, E. M. Pell; Township Committee, D. H. Hopper, John G. Zabriskie; Peter Ackerman.
1898 .- Freeholder, R. W. Cooper; Township Clerk, H. Howland; Assessor, N. G. Hopper; Collector, E. M. Pell; Township Committee, D. H. Hopper, John G. Zabriskie, John W. Winters.
1899 .- Freeholder, R. W. Cooper; Township Committee, H. How- land; Assessor, M.G. Hopper; Collector, E. M. Pell; Township Committee, D. H. Hopper, John G. Zabriskie, John W. Winters.
ARCOLA
located on Saddle River, was originally known as "Red Mill", where a saw and grist mill erected on the river at this point, before the Revolu-
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tion, was owned by Jacob Zabriskie, generally known in the neighbor- hood as 'King Jacob".
Stephen Slote, followed by Barney Ryer were afterwards proprietors. Benjamin Oldis who afterward owned the property, sold it to Albert A. Westervelt when it was converted into a woolen factory. Edward B. Force, also operated the concern as a woolen mill and sawmill. His heirs afterward sold to George Graham, and after his death it became the property of a company. The mills, however, fell to decay years ago.
The first school in Arcola District was established in 1821. The salary of the teacher Miss Lydia Westervelt, was raised by contributions from the patrons of the school. An old stone dwelling house served for school purposes until 1824, when an old red schoolhouse standing in dis- trict twenty-six was purchased and placed on a stonewall so high that four steps were required to reach the entrance. These steps were con- structed of four logs hewn square. This house was fourteen by twenty- four feet, and one story high, the whole costing two hundred dollars. In 1826 Mr. Andrew Cudihy became the teacher, succeeded in 1829 by Mr. John W. House, whose salary was thirty-six dollars per quarter. Mr. James J. Terhune taught the school in 1831, and Mr. Christian Reeder in 1836. These last were paid by the assessment of one dollar and a half per quarter for each child and his proportion of the teacher's washing bill.
ARCOLA METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Arcola Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest in the township. was originally known as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Red Mills, the name being changed to that of Methodist Episcopal Church of Arcola, when the name of the town was changed. The first meeting with a view to the erection of a building was held March 14, 1843, at the home of Edward B. Force, who was a member of the society, and donated the land upon which the edifice stands, and for which a deed. dated March 7, 1843, was given. Mr. Force also contributed largely to- ward the construction of the building, supplying all deficiencies in ma- terial or means. The first board of trustees was composed of the fol- lowing gentlemen: Edward B. Force, James V. Joralemon, William H. Phelps, Andrew Lutkins, Lodowick Young's and William A. Gurnes. The present trustees (1899) are Isaac A. Voohris. A. D. Voorhis, David Dunbar, O. J. Peeple, T. W. Vreeland, E. D. Easton and Joseph Lut- kins.
The pastors in succession have been Rev. Nicholas Van Sant, Fletcher Luminis, Dr. A. L. Brice, A. E. Ballard and Rev. Bush. After Mr. Bush, the next of whom is a record. is Rev. Manning F. Decker. who was followed in time by Revs. S. F. Palmer, J. A. Trimmer. T. T. Hall, T. D. Frazee, E. S. Jamison. H. J. Hayter and W. M. John- ston. The present presiding elder is Rev. J. R. U'right.
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SPRING VALLEY.
The title, Spring Valley, belongs not to a village or settlement but to a region in Midland about three miles in length and two miles in width. A succession of valleys lying between gentle elevations abounding in perennial springs probably gave it the name. Originally the name "Sluckup" was the term used in designating the place. That word having once been used by a land owner whose cow had tried to swallow his coat, after which he always spoke of the place by that name.
In 1832 the more euphonious title, Spring Valley was substituted. Of these springs, one is said to mark the spot near where Washington and his troops encamped one night. Many of the houses in this vicinity have a colonial appearance, and were built after the old Dutch style of architecture. The first school building in the Spring Valley district, for- merly known as "Slicknp," was erected before the war of the Revolution, and used for school purposes until 1810. A new building was then erected in the lower portion of the neighborhood nearly a mile distant from the old location. In 1852 another house was erected a few hundred yards north of the old site and then a modern structure, in 1875. Spring Valley Association was formed during the year 1869 and a building known as the Spring Valley Chapel was erected for the uses specified in the Constitution of the Association. Clergymen from differ- ent Churches have held services in the Chapel until the present time.
DELFORD.
The borough of Delford was made from portions of four townships : Midland, Harrington, Palisade and Washington, the corners of these four portions of the county centering at New Milford. The name was made from the last syllable of Oradell "Del" and the last one of New Milford "Ford" and this compromise settled a contention carried on by the inhabitants of the two villages above mentioned for the naming of the borough as each of them wanted it in honor of his own place. The organization was effected in the Spring of 1894, by Mr. Jacob Van Bus- kirk, Mr. R. W. Cooper, D. I. Demarest and others, principally of Mid- land township, in order to secure benefits arising from their own exces- sive taxation for public improvements, for their own use. The first election for officers resulted in the selection of R. W. Cooper for Mayor; Daniel I. Demarest, Albert J. Bogert, Horton Chapin, Stephen Voornis and James Earl for Council; Arthur Van Buskirk, Clerk; Jacob M. Hill, Assessor; Peter Van Buskirk, Collector.
Mr. Cooper was succeeded by Mr. Daniel I. Demarest and he in turn by the present Mayor.
The officers of the borough for 1899 are as follows :-- Aaron A. Ackerman, Mayor; Frank T. Barnes, J. Demarest Van Wagoner, Adolph Landmann, Leopold Hague, Charles Winters, Herbert Jones, Council; J. Edgar Waite, Clerk; Charles H. Storms, Assessor; Peter Van Bus- kirk, Collector.
The official vote cast in this borough at the November election of 1898 was 151.
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NEW MILFORD.
The village of New Milford is on the line of the New Jersey and New York railroad and on the Hackensack River, where the immense pumping stations of the Hackensack Water Company are located. The water of the Hackensack at this point is pure and clear, and supplies Hoboken, North Hudson county and all Bergen county. Average daily consumption being 8,000,000 gallons. Three pumps are in use here with a capacity of 10,000,000, 5,000,000 and 3,000,000, and one now in construction of 13,000,000 gallons respectively.
The earliest effort with a view to business enterprise, was made by one, Wanamaker, who opened a store and conducted it for a consider- able time. He was succeeded by Abram Cole, after whom came Cornel- ius Smith, then Jacob R. Demarest, followed by George Derunde. Jacob Van Buskirk afterwards controlled the trade. He had the post office for sixteen years, taking that position about the time of the out- break of the Civil War. J. B. H. Voorhis now owns the store.
Before the Revolutionary war there was a sawmill here, which subsequently became a tannery and a bleaching mill, then a button manu- factory and later still was converted into a grist-mill by Jacob Van Buskirk. This was in 1830. It remained in the hands of Mr. Van Buskirk and his son Jacob, now living, until 1882, when the property passed into the hands of the Hackensack Water Company.
A coal and lumber yard in New Milford is owned by Cooper & Demarest, who formed a partnership in 1890.
Oradell had no history as a village, until after the building of the railroad in 1878. when the present hotel was erected and soon after the store opposite the depot was built. From this time buildings were added, now it is a beautiful village. In 1893 the present commodious church edifice was erected, of which congregation the Rev. John T. E. De Witt has pastoral charge.
The mill now owned by William Veldran occupies the site of an old grist and saw mill that was burned, and afterwards rebuilt by Albert Z. Ackerman. This mill was also consumed by fire. Soon after the late war it was rebuilt by Mr. Veldran and is now operated by him on a large scale, he buying his grain by the carload from the west.
Mercantile interests here were begun by Isaac Demarest, who traded for a time. He built his store two or three years after the railroad was built. Then John Van Buskirk and A. Landmann took it and it is now owned by the latter, who is carrying on a large trade. A hardware store was but recently opened. The post office in Oradell has been kept the greater part of the past twenty years, by D. I. Demarest, who is the present incumbent.
ORADEI.L.
signifying "margin of the valley", is attractively located on the Hack- ensack River just above tidewater. The New Jersey and New York Railroad passes through it on the west side of the river. It was here on
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the first ridge west of the river, that Washington's army was camped for some months.
The earliest families in this vicinity are the Demarests, Voorhis' Loziers and Van Buskirks. Mr. John Van Buskirk owned and operated the original mill at this place, probably as early as the period of the Revolutionary War. His son Luke Van Buskirk, sold it to Jacob Voor- his, in whose family it remained three generations, first going from Jacob Voorhis to his son Henry, and from Henry, to his son Henry, by whom it was sold to Jacob and John Voorhis
The Oradell School District boasted of a log structure here before the Revolutionary War. It stood on land owned by Jacob Van Buskirk, Sr., and was used until 1810 when a second building was erected on lands of Mr. Henry Voorhis. In 1847 another building, the last one before the present structure, was erected, Mr. Daniel P, Demarest was a teacher here for a number of years, and in 1819 he was succeeded by Mr. Bordeaux. Peter Debaun came in 1826, then William Smith who taught the classics. The schools of Oradell are now in a flourishing condition.
RIVERSIDE BOROUGH.
This borough was organized in the summer of 1894 and includes the villages of River Edge and Cherry Hill. The circumstances which led to its organization are similar to those which caused its sister borough of Delford to incorporate, both of them having been taken principally from the township of Midland. Its first officers were as follows : John G. Webb, Mayor ; A. Z. Bogert, Nicholas R. Voorhis, D. Anderson Zabriskie, Nathaniel B. Zabriskie, James D. Christie, Fred. H. Crum, Council; Joseph A. Brohel, Clerk; John R. Voorhis, Assessor; J. B. Holdrum, Collector.
The first officers were all re-elected the next year and in 1897 Joseph A. Brohel was elected Mayor, and is the present Mayor of the borough.
The officers for 1899 are as follows: Joseph A. Brohel, Mayor; A. Z. Bogert, James B. Christie, Fred. H. Crum, J. Anderson Zabriskie, Nathan B. Zabriskie, J. Z. B. Voorhis, Assessor; Joseph A. Weston, Collector.
The official vote in November 1898 was 162.
CHERRY HILL.
Cherry Hill lies on the Hackensack River less than two miles below River Edge on the New Jersey and New York Railroad. It was early settled by the French, none of whom now remain. It has a post office, a hotel, a church and one or two small stores. The historic building of the place is the Baron Von Steuben Mansion erected in 1757, and now owned by Captain Zabriskie. David A. Zabriskie moved into this house in 1812. There was a mill on the river here which burned down years ago. Formerly the chair making industry was carried on here to some extent. The building of the railroad, however, changed the centre of trade. The hotel was built in 1871 and other buildings fol-
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lowed soon after. The tornado of July 13, 1895 blew the hotel down and killed Mr. Freideman, the proprietor and also unroofed a number of houses.
The Reformed Church at Cherry Hill, was formed in the Spring of 1858 by John A. Parsons, a devout Christian man of Hackensack, who visited New Bridge on Sabbath afternoons to instruct the youth. May 2, 1852 a Sabbath school was organized with Mr. Parsons as superinten- dent the success attending the school resulting in meetings for prayer and praise service Sabbath evenings, the Rev. Dr. Romeyn of Hacken- sack also frequently attending the meetings. This condition of things continued down to 1875, when the Church was organized. The ground for a Church building was donated by John- A. Zabriskie of Hacken- sack and the greater part of the building stone for it was taken from an old house that stood opposite, and which was once owned by Usual Meeker, an officer in the British army, which encamped in the neighbor- hood during the Revolutionary war. It subsequently became the prop- erty of John Lozier, whose widow carried out the wishes of her husband in the building of the church edifice which was dedicated November 1, 1886 as "The Reformed Church of Cherry Hill and New Bridge." The sermon for the occasion was preached by the Rev. David Inglis of New York. At first the society had about twenty-five members, over whom Mr. Charles Wood officiated as temporary minister for about two years. The church now has a membership of about fifty persons over whom the Rev. Abram Duryee officiated as pastor.
BURIAL-PLACES.
The burial-places in Midland are not numerous, and now but little used, many of the inhabitants at the present day having chosen places of interment outside the township limits.
The oldest is probably known as the Spring Valley Cemetery, near the centre of the township, on the farm of Gilliam Zabriskie. It rep- resents more than a century of use, some of the memorial tablets being of old red sandstone, and much defaced by age. Among the families who have buried here are the Bantas, Demarests, Voorhis, Bertholfs, Kipps, Van Sauns, De Bauns, and Huylers. Among the in- scriptions are the following:
In memory of Rebecca, daughter of Samuel and Effie Bogert, who died on the 12th of December, 1807, aged 1 year, 11 months, and 6 days.
When I lie buried deep in dust, My flesh shall by Thy care: These withered limbs with Thee I trust, To raise them strong and fair.
In memory of Henry Banta, who departed this life August 12th, 1817, aged sixty-six years, one month, and eighteen days.
Also of Elizabeth Lake, wife of Henry Banta, who died September 4, 1817. aged sixty-seven years, eight months, and eighteen days.
MAYWOOD AVENUE FROM R. R. STATION.
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I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness has afflicted me. See ! the Lord is good. Blessed is the inan that trusteth in him.
In memory of Nicholas Demarest, who was born on the 3rd of May, 1759, and departed this life February 6th, 1811, aged fifty-one years. nine months, and three days.
Hier Leir her Lighaem Van Yacob Brouwer is Gestervende 26 fr Van Augustus in her laer 1784 was our fifty-eight laer.
In memory of Margaret Ackerman, born the 10th of February, 1764, and who departed this life September 6th 1805, aged thirty-eight years. six months, and twenty-four days.
A very old burial-place, known as the Voorhis burial-ground, is located near New Milford, on the farm of N. R. Voorhis. It was in use at the time of the Revolutionary War, but has since been abandoned. A substantial fence incloses its ancient graves.
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