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Mahlon H., born Apr. 8. 1823, mar- ried Sophia B. Prodeu, daughter of Zenas and Sara A. (Lawrence) Pruden, Apr. 25, 1850, died June 8, 1893. She was born Sept. 5, 1828, died Sept. 19, 1893. Had three children : Edward L., Nettie and Fred H., all of Dover, N. J.
Aaron, born July 30, 1825, married (1) Harriet K. Cooper July 4, 1852. Had seven children : Phebe, William, Mary, Augusta, Hattie, Charles and John. (2) Lucy Sickles and had four children : - Lilly Jane, Lucy, David and Minnie.
Eunice, born Sept. 8, 1829, married as second wife, Absalom S. Talmage, of Rockaway, June 7, 1866. No children.
William M., boru Sept. 16, 1835, died June 25, 1849.
John S., born Feb. 28, 1842, married (1) Jane Ann Pierson 1868, had one child, Lutie ; (2) Phebe Merritt Feb. 14, 1876, had one child, Ethel.
Children of William S. and Jane (Dickerson) Casterliue: Almira, boru Aug. 29. 1828, married Manning F. Searning Mar. 14, 1862. Had three child- ren : Jennie, married Walter Messenger, Oct. 1883 ; Charles W., and Henrietta.
ried (1) Apr. 5, 1882, Edwin Woodhull, who died Oct. 1802; (2) John W. Gardner Mar. 25, 1895. Hattie L., boru Dec. 27, 1864, married Frank Langdou Nov. 22, 1882 ; Aaron W., born Nov. 11. 1869, died Ang. 16, 18SS, buried at Ruch . away.
Evaline, born Oct. 2, 1837, died June 11, 1839.
Children of Stephen and Nancy (Smith) Dickerson : Mary W., born Jun- 21, 1828, married Timothy L Palmier. son of Timothy and Electa (Garrigas) Palmer, Feb. 26, 1844. Had Sve chil äron : Wilber, Emma, Minton, Mars and Charles.
Hetty S., born July 26. 1830, married Davis Lyon Sept. 16, 1848, died Dec. !! , 1805. Had sis children : Edward, Laura, Julia, Eliza, Charles and Hattie.
Julia Ann, born July 10, 1532, mar. ried Thomas Jefferson Yonugs Feb. ! '. 1658, died July 26, 1859. He was son of Christopher aud Electa (Towland; Youngs and born Apr. 9, 1833. died Aug. 5, 1899, They had one child, Frank !!. Youngs, born July 12, 1839, married Mary Fredericks Nov. 8, 1888. Had children : Edward F., born Aug. 1550. died Apr. 2, 1891, buried at Oak Ridge : Edna J., born June 27, 1892 ; Thomas J. Youngs, married (2) Cornelia M. Hi!l. daughter of Johh O. aud Nancy B (Talmage) Hill, Dec. 27, 1860. Chil- dren-see Hill Family.
Chillion D., born Oct. 20, 1885, mar- Abigail, born Sept. 22, 1834, died la; 3, 1835. ried Angeline Lee, daughter of Charles S. and Milicent (Horton) Lee, Nov. 21, Caroline, born Juno 3, 1936, marri:«! Charles Young, son of Christropher. 1861, died Juve 25, 1900. Children: Milicent Jane, born Mar. 28, 1863, mar- Dec. 9, 1854. Had eight children : Henry
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W., George P., Jennie, Wesley, Fanny, Lida, who married Wilbert A. Eagles June 26, 1895 : Lillie and Caroline.
Daniel, born Sopt. 0, 1853, married Charity Casterline Feb. 20, 1906. Had seven children : Susan, Frank L., Julia, Elmer, Grace, Jonnie M. and Hattie.
Charles S., born Oct. 30, 1840, mar- ried (1) Feb. 9, 1865, Cornelia Cooper, daughter of Stephen. Had one child. Cummings C. (2) Hattie R. Clark; daughter of John and Sarah Ann (Cooper) Clark, Apr. 22, 1800. Chil- dren : Wilena, Fred W., Clara, Marvin, Wadsworth, born Sept. 30, 1878, died July 6, 1888, buried at Rockaway, and Harry Park.
Harriet Eliza. born Mar. 9, 1843, mar- ried (1) Mar. 8, 1864, Isaac D. Lyon. Had two children : Anna and Isaac. (2) Feb. 4, 1875, Rev. Benjamin N. Reed.
Emma Jane, born Sept. 19, 1845, mar- ried Elisha B. Earles Dec. 5, 1868 Chil- dren : Caroline M., Clarissa, boru Mar. 1, 1865, died June 16, 1865 ; Nettie A., born Feb. 25, 1869, died Mar. 6, 1869; George W., born July 1871, married Bertha Cooper, daughter of Jeremiah, Ang .: 19, 1899 ; Arthur P., born Sept. 29, 1887.
Stephen, born Dec. 5, 1847, married Julia Banks Dec. 25, 1873. Nochildren.
John Wesley, born Jan. 1, 1851, mar- ried Charlotte R. Quimby Sept. 20, 1873. Had two children : Flora and John, Died May 25, 1883.
Fred, Claude, Roy, Mabel, born Aug. 27, 1887; Edith, born Nov. 21, 1890; Helen, born Dec. 28. 1893, and one dead.
The following additional dates of the Clark family, and later connected with the Dickerson family by marriage, is it- sorted here for convenience.
John Clark, elder of the Rockaway church 1793, deacon in 1809, died July 26, 1828, and buried at Rockaway. He lived and died on the farm now owned by Mrs. Otelialie Schultz at Franklin. Wife's name not recorded.
Children : Daniel, boru Sept. 7, 1763, married Rhoda Hedden, of Denville, who died Dec. 14, 1814, aged 43. He lived ou the farm now owned by the Misses Vesper and died there July 26, 1828. Abigail, married Joseph Harri- man and lived ou adjoining farm. Priscilla, born 1762, married Cornelius Anderson, of Denville, died May 21, 1852, buried at Rockaway. He was born 1758. was a member of Captain: Josiah Hall's Company, of Denville. in the Revolution, died Mar. 13, 1929, buried at Rockaway. Hannah, married a Genung and lived and died where Mr. Joseph Zeek now lives at Franklin. Betsey, never married, lived with her sister Hannah. James, went West, was drowned in the Ohio river.
Children of Daniel and wife Rhoda : Samuel, born June 25, 1800, died Jan. 26, 1835, boried at Rockaway ; Mary Aun, born July 2!, 1804, married Albert Lamson and removed West ; John, born Dec. 22, 1806, married Sarah Anu, dooghter of William Cooper, died Feb.
Addie A., boru Oct. 7, 1856, married Charles M. Meyers May 8, 1875. Had eight children : Cora, born Apr. 1876, married Nathan Jagger, May 8, 1900; ! 23, 1871, Both buried at Rockaway
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See Cooper family. Sarah, born Jan. 4, 1809; Daniel, (2) born Mar. 29, 1811, died Dec. 3, 1814, buried at Rockaway ; James H., born May 12, 1313, died Dec. 6, 1852.
-Children of John and wife Sarab Ann : Walter Kilpatrick, born Sept. 22, 1831, died Nov. : 3, 1895, buried at Rockaway ; Mary Ann, born Dec. 7, 1832, married Stephen B. Cook, died June 22, 1893, buried at Rockaway; Sarah L., born Aug. 17, 1884, married George Drayton, died Jan. 1, 1864. He was born Oct. 15, 1828, died Feb. 16, 1886. Both buried at Rockaway. John Daniel, born July 23, 1836, married Sarah B. Conn, of New- ark. He sold the Clark homestead at Denville to Peter Vesper, died Mar. 14, 1870, buried at Rockaway. Hannah Moore, born May 3, 1840, married Thom- as Barrett McGraf May 19, 1869, died Nov. 15, 1871 ; Hattie R., born Mar. 23, 1845, married Charles S. Dickerson, of Denville, Apr. 22, 1869.
Since the above has been placed in type, two wery important papers have been received in addition to the Dicker- sou family. One from Adjutant Gener- al Oliphant, of Trenton, N. J., giving the military record of Daniel Dickerson. and one from Frederick A. Caufield, of Dover, N. J., who has very recently iu his researches of the Dickerson family, discovered the probable ancestor of Daniel, of Denville, iu the line of Thom- as, one of the four brothers who came from Southold L. I., aud settled in Mor- - ris county.
It is certified, that the records of this office show that Daniel Dickerson
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served as a private in the Eastern Battalion, Morris County, New Jersey Militia ; sergeart, Captain Isaac Hasley's Company, same Battalion ; ensign, Car tain Josiah Hall's Company, same Bat- talion ; sergeant, Captain Josiah Hail's Company, same Battalion, 1781, during the Revolutionary War.
ADJ. GEN. OLIPHANT.
The Denville branch of the Dicker. son family descended from Daniel Dick- erson, who was born in 1740 and died 1826, aged 80 years. If the claims of of kinship that seem to have existed be- tween the Denville family and the Berk- shire Valley family, are satisfied, thi: Daniel, of Devville, must have been a son of one of the four brothers : Daniel. Thomas, Joshua and Peter, that came from Southold, L. I., to Morris county. N. J., about the year 1745.
I have been able to get the names of the children of all these brothers oxcent. ing those of Thomas. Thomas married Sarah Wager une 7, 1737, in Sortlol. Elis oldest son was named Thomas, au other sou was Charles who was bom I745. We do not know the names of his other children, but I feel satisfi .. l that Daniel, of . Denville, was another son and John, of Mendham, N. J., wa; probably another.
On December 1, 1770, Thomas Dicker son acquired an interest in some land near Succasunna. On the 20th of March 1773, Thomas Dickerson (son and heit- im-law of Thomas Dickerson, deceased.) conveyed his interest in a part of this land to Benjamin Hart. This fixes the date of death of Thomas about 1772. This Thomas was elected overseer of roads in Roxbury township in 1752.
I can see no good reason for not as- siguing the Denville family to the line of Thomas. There is no other place for them, that will satisfy the conditions that are known to have existed. Danie!, of Denville, has been confounded with Daniel, of Roxbury township, but as each has his own, and distinct line of
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FRED A. CANFIELD,
This will place the Puriton Fbilomon Dickerson, who came from England to the Massachusetts colony 1638, at South-
old 1643 He had two sons : Thomas and Peter. Thomas had four sons, who came to Morris county as above stated.
- This spoils a bit of romance, but we ars glad to have facts.
Che Fichier Family.
The story of the Fichter family may [ Here they lived happily for a ime, until not be of as much interest in the great outside world as in the former iron manufacturing and mining towns and villages in the immediate vicinity of Rockaway. But few of the name are beyond the limits of Morris county.
Frederick Fichter was born in the small iron manufacturing town of Elscoe, Germany, near the border line of France. His father was Nicholas and his mother Rosina. It was here he learned his trade and married at an early age. He and his wife Mary Ann soon after emigrated to America and landed in New York City about 1773. Also a sister, who married Baltas Good `and removed to Pennsylvania.
his wife one day went to the spring to get a pail of water and found a large snake nearby, which so entirely upset her nervous system that she declared she would no longer live in the land of snakes, hence they removed to Rocka- way. while Fichter continued to work at Mt. Hope. The severe nervous shock proved too much for her delicate nerves, she was taken soon after from the effects with fever, died and was buried at Rockaway. This event so disheartened Fichter that he sold out his household belongings, and resolved to go back to Germany. Faesch induced him by an advance in his wages to stay thres months until be could find some one to take his place at the furnace. He con- sented, at the end of the three months another advance in wages induced him to stay for another three months. In the meantime he attended a party with other Germans at Bloomingdale, N J.
John Jacob Faesch, who was in search of skilled iron workers for the furnace at Mt. Hope, N. J., went to New York and found, as it proved afterward, the very man he wanted in Fichter. They came with Faesch to Mt. Hope and Fichcer was placed in charge of the furnace. It was here that he first saw Mary
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Witty, but she could not or would not tween Berkshire Valley and Lower talk German to an entire stranger. Tho Longwood, N. J. They removed to Upper Longwood where Frederick Fichter died about 1850 aged about 90 years, he was buried by the side of his first wife Mary Ann at Rockaway. As no monument marks the spot the pre- cise location has been forgotten. His wife went to live with her son William at Russia, near Milton, N. J., where he owned a forge and saw mill, she died there Nov. 5, 1857, aged 85 years, and was buried at Oak Ridge (N. J.) Come. tery. Children : Ellen, married Garrett Welcher and lived about two miles below Montville, N. J. Had children : Adelia, who married Daniel Jacobes and lived at Montville; Garrett and David died young; Mary, married (1) Robert Scoik, lived in Brooklin, N. Y .. where he was accidentally shot, and his widow married (2) Frank Sage and re- moved to California. They had a son Julius and three daughters. Phebe, mar- ried (1) Jacob Quimby ; (2) Jacob Sharp ; Elizabeth, married Abraham Wary. lived in Bergen county. trip was made on horseback, the custom of that day. The chains of Mary Witty had induced him to make another trip soon after, when he changed to meet Mary attending a toll gate, her father was gate keeper, and found that she could talk German to the satisfaction that another trip to the toll gate was soon made and she consented to become his wife, so that within a year from the death of his first wife arrangements were made and they were married in the parlor of the Faesch mansion at Mt. Hope, where a large number of the first families were invited. This event took place in 1788, as near as the records can be accountable. After a few months she complained that she had nothing to do and begged that a flax. wheel and fifty pounds of flax should be purchased, after which in due time, Ellenor El- lenor was presented to them and she did not have to make another complaint of nothing to do. On the first day of June 1792, John came to the household at Mt. Hope, when soon after they removed to Old Boonton, N. J., in the iron interest of Faesch, where Catharine Sophia made her appearance. They continued to live in Old Boonton when Gabriel came to that town Nov. 25, 1796. Theu followed Wilham in 1799, next Eliza- beth Margaret, Mary Anu, named for his first wife June 22, 1801; Frederick, named for himself; then Adelia, when they removed to Berkshire Valley, N. J., here came Eliza and Jacob Losey. They lived on the Lot Berry farm be-
John, born June 1, 1792, married Naomi Gordon, daughter of David, of Rockaway, Oct. 9, 1813. She was born June 29, 1793, died May 1, 1869. They lived at Rockaway and at Upper Long wood where he died Nov. 17, 1870. Both buried at Berkshire Valley. Chil- dren : Frederick, born at Rockaway June 1, 1815, married Maluda Bowes Sept. 20, 1838, by Rev. F. A. Morrell. She was born May 19, 1817. Both buried At Berkshire Valley. David Gordon, born July 1817, married Maria, dangh-
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ter of David and Charity (Canine) Lud- low, died Nov. 30, 1865. See died Apr. 12, 1872. Both buried at Hm Atown, N. J. Mary, born at Rockaway Ang. 1810, married Jolin Freeman Stevens, re- moved to California. John Gordon. born at Upper Longwood Sept. 2, 1831, married Sarab Ann, daughter of David and Sabina (Ayres) Cooper, Mar. 28, 1849, by Rev. Joseph F. Tuttle, living at Franklin, N. J. She was born Mar. 1, 1829. - Margaret Elizabeth, born Sept. ! 17, 1825, married Elijah C. Nichols, liv- ing at Upper Longwood. Sarah Auv, (twin) born Sept. 17, 1825, married (1) Alexander Armstrong Merritt ; (2) Wilson. William, died young ; William, (2) born Jan. 6, 1830, married Charlotte, daughter of Richard and Jane (Norman) Davenport, Sept. 20, 1856, living at Upper Longwood. Susan, married William Lyon as second wife. Had children : Irene, died yonug ; Naomi. Sarah and Augusta. Belinda, born Feb. 18, 1837, married Manning Force Nichols Feb. 24, 1855, by Rev. John L. Hayes at Longwood.
Catharine Sophia, married Dr. David Reeve, of Bloomingdale, N. Y. He had discovered a treatment for hydrophobia, and was wonderfully successful with a large number of patients. Children : Abraham, died aged 4 years ; William, married Sofrovia Henion; Elizabeth, married Richard Sloan ; Israel, married Fanny Woodward; Margaret, married Peter DeBaum.
Gabriel, born Nov. 25, 1796, married (1) Eliza Ware. She was born Mar. 13, 1804, died Juue 1, 1843. Had ten chil-
dren. (2) Betty Ward, had nine chil- dren. He died May 5, 1861, buried at Berkshire Valley. Children : Elizabeth Ann, married Wesley Doty, son of Aaron ; Josoph, married Nancy Hender- son, daughter of John; Caroline, mar- ried Gilbert Ludlow ; Hila Maria, died voung ; Margaret, married (1) Rhino- hart Davis, (2) George Johnson ; Will- iam, married Lida Shipman, buried at Berkshire Valley ; Jacob, married Phebe Ann Fairchild ; Nancy, married
Davis; Ellen, died young ; Mary Jane, married John C. Gordon, of Rerk- shire Valley ; Eliza Catharine, married James Westervelt; John Gabriel, mar- ried Elizabeth Gordon ; Martha Ellen, married (1) Lewis Gordon, (2) Mark Helmis, had one child ; Frederick, died young ; Dennis, living on the old house- stead at Berkshire Valley ; Phebe, mar. ried Abner Lowery ; Apha, married Jo- seph Mathew ; Sophia, married Chacles Briant.
Elizabeth Margaret, married Samuel P. Losey, died at Longwood. Both buried at Berkshire Valley. Children : Timothy, married (1) Jane Ockerbock, (2) Mary Fichter; William, married Hester Umans; Margaret Sophia, mar- ried Thomas Cooman.
Mary Ann, born June 22, 1804, mar- ried John Harvey Gordon Dec. 25, 1830, died Aug. 5, 1875. He was born Oct. 36, 1805, died Oct. 4, 1855. Both buried at Rockaway Valley, N. J. Children- See Gordon family.
Frederick, married Mary, daughter of Moses Bounting, of Berkshire Valley. Children : Harriet, married (1). William
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Fredericks, (2) Nicholas Smith ; Mary aged 4 years, buried at Berkshire Val- Ann, married Peter Dolan; Martha, ley. died young; Eliza, married Daniel Eliza, married Lewis G. Wiggins, died Apr. 10, 1906. He was born Nov. 26, 1843, died June 14, 1866. Both burie at Rockaway. Children -- seo Wingius family, Mathew; Catherine Sophia, married Nicholas Smith ; Mosos, married Emily, daughter of David and Jane (Dickerson) Allen ; John Jacob, married Elizabeth, daughter of William and Maria (Lawrence) Bounting, had one child ; Phebe, married William Haggerty ; Caroline, married Page, son of William Minton, lived at Brooklin ; Sarah Jane, married (1) George Phillips, ($) Will- iam Spicer; William Henry, married Cornelia, daughter of Eleazer and Eliza- beth (Seward) Lamson; Emma, mar- ried William Smith, of Brooklin, N. Y.
Adelia, married (1) John Williams, lived at Longwood. John Williams was son of Samuel of Shongom, N. J. He had brothers : Foster and Moses in Captain Josiah Hall's Company, of Den- ville. (2) John Manger, buried at Berk- shire Valley. Children by Williams : Ruth, married (1) Charles Castimore, had five children. He was a soldier in the Civil War, and killed in the army. (2) William Breese ; (3) George Taylor. Eliza D., died aged 16, buried at Berk- shire Valley. Hezekiah, died aged 3 weeks. John Gordon, never married, died aged 40, buried at Dover. Jacob F., went to California. Rachel Ellen, married (1) Henry White ; (2) Samuel Green ; (3) John, son of John Dudley Wood. Samuel L., died aged 2 years. Nancy Elizabeth, died aged 16, buried at Berkshire Valley. Sarah Eliza, mar- ried Sidney, son of John Dudley Wood, buried at Dover. Phebe Sophia, died
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Jacob Lorey, born 1825, married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of David Estil, of Oak Ridge. She was buried at Oak Ridge. (2) Mary Strait, of Milton, daughter of Stephen. He died 1874 at Hibernia, buried at Rockaway. Chii- dren : Mary Elizabeth, married Joseph Kelso, died in California ; Surah Ann, died aged 1 year; James Edward, mar- ried Helen, daughter of Samuel Beach, of Rockaway; David, died young; Whitfield, died young; Harry, died young ; Anna Belle, Frank and Ella Christiana, are in New York City.
Children of Frederick Fichter and wife Malinda : John A., boru Oct. 12. 1840, married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Maurice Chamberlain, May 11, 1301. Children : David, Ida, married George E. Bunnell ; Ada, died Jan. 17, 1881, agod 10; Fred, married Edith Youmaus. Mary Elizabeth, born Apr. 8, 1845; David Edwin, born Oct. 22, 1845 ; Elijah, Sept. 2, 1849, buried at Berkshire Val- løy ; Thomas Scott, born Aug. 8, 1852, married Hannah Hammel Nov. 15, 1874. She was born Dec. 19, 1856, living at Upper Longwood. Children : Malinda, born Ang. 9, 1875, married Charles Edge, of Newark, Oct. 19, 1898 ; John Freder- ick, born May 20, 1878, died Jan. 17, 1895; Elijah Bruen, born May 21, 185.4. Twins, (no name) boru May 23, 1855, died May 24, 1855.
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Children of John F. Stephens and wife Mary : Joshua S., Henry Mains, Edwin, died in infancy, buried at Ock Ridge; Naomi, Caroline, John F., Ab- solem B., Eliza Ann, died in infancy, buried at Oak Ridge.
Children of John G. Fichter and wife Sarah Anu : Daniel Cooper, boru Mar. 27, 1850, married Martha Jane Davis Feb. 2, 1875. She was born July 7, 1855. Naomi Gordon, born Dec. 12, 1851, died Dec. 23, 1854, buried at Rocka- way; John Witty, born Jan. 1, 1854, died Jan. 15, 1855, buried at Rockaway ; David Cooper, born Feb. 13, 1856, mar- ried Lydia Anu Stalter Sept. 5, 1880. She was born June 10, 1863. Lewis Ayres, born Feb. 2, 1859, married Agnes Hopler Sept. 23, 1883 ; Charles McFar- lan, born Nov. 17, 1861, died Sept 28, 1870, buried at Berkshire Valley ; George Wiggins, born May 5, 1864, mar. ried Mary A. Roe, May 10, 1885.
Children of Elijah C. Nichols and wife Margaret E. : Sarah Cordelia, Jo- soph H., Alexander, William F., Susan, John F., died young ; Caleb H., Mary E .. George W., Phebe, Frederick, died young.
Children of Alex. A. Merritt and wife Sarah Ann : Salina Ann, Alanson A., born Mar. 1, 1848 ; William F., Sey- mour S., Eliza Jane, married Dr. Bright, of Woodport; Theodore, Emonds J., Chester, Harlow Page, Newton, no name.
Children of William Fichter and wife Charlotte : Theodore Dayton, born Apr. 11, 1857, died 1870; Richard D., born June 11, 1858: Fanny Jane, born June ]
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Children of William Lyon and wife Sasan ; Ireno, Naomi and Sarah Augus- ta.
Children of Manning F. Nichols and wife Belinda : Ziba, born Jan. 12, 1850, died Nov. 1856; Margaret, born Sept 1857; Caroline H., John F., Anna. Sarah Ann, Jediah, Ziba (2), Wilham F., Elijah Jacob, Mary, Charles.
Children of Daniel C. Fichter and wife Martha J. : Sarah Ane, born Ang. 17, 1875; Martha Jane, born May 1, 1879; John Davis, born Nov. 4, 1881, died Feb. 20. 1888, buried at Borkabire Val. ley ; David, born July 27, 1883 ; Wallace Waer, born Sept. 17. . 1885; Robert Wicks, born Jan. 31, 1888; Anna Sabina, born Mar. 22, 1890; Daniel Ayres, born July 14, 1892; William, born Oct. 2, 1894.
Children of David C. Richter and wife Lydia A. ; Jane, born Sept. 9, 1882, John Gordon, born May 28, 1864; Sarah Ann, born Mar. 26, 1886; Naomi, born Feb. 7. 1888 ; Mary, born Sept. 2, 1830; Abraham, born Mar. 30, 1893; Lewi -. born Nov. 10, 1895 ; Isaac, born June 26, 1899.
Children of Lewis A. Fichter and wife Agnes : Harriet, born Dec. 22, 1883, Louisa and Berthia, (twins) born Apr. 18, 1886 ; Charles H., born July 14, 18SS; Amy, born Nov. 25, 1890; Stella, born July 81, 1892 ; Irene Gordon, born May 2. 1894, died Aag. 23, 1899, Alanson Merritt, born Apr. 28, 1807.
Children of George W. Fichter and wife Mary A. : Luin May, born Sept. 3,
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1878; Maria M., born Dec. 22, 1881; Herman P., born June 23, 1890 ; David G., born May 21, 1899.
Children of David G. Fichter, son of Children of Roy W. Fichter, born David, (born Sept. 1853) and wife Alice | Mar. 28, 1876, and wife Elizabeth, born E. (born Dec. 25, 1868,) : Roy W., born Apr. 10, 1874; LeRoy, born Mar. 25, Mar. 28, 1876; Frank I., born Apr. 9, j 1899; Esther, born Apr. 10, 1900.
Che Gordon Family.
A few proliminaries are necessary be- fore writing upon the Gordon family. The name is spelled in many ways in the old records. From the old family Bible of David Gordon, better known as the "old sexton" of Rockaway, the fol- lowing entry is made-"Capt. Win. Gor- don, Decest, Apr. 15th, 1777. In the forty-first year of his age." Also, "William Gordon, son Joshua and Martha Gordon." The remaining rec- ord obliterated. Other records have "Oct. 20, 1777. Letters of administra- tion on estate of Joshua Gordon, de- ceased, intestate, granted to Thomas Kinney." Also, "9 February 1778, Let- tere of admu. on estate of Capt. Wmn. Gordon, deceased, intestate, granted to "Thomas Kinney." Also, "21 December 1786, Letters of Admn, on estate of Jeremiah Gordon, of Morris Co. de- ceased, intestate, granted to Timothy Canfield."
The wife of William Gordon was De- borah (Kinney) Canfield. She was
widow of David Canfield, who died 1756, and a probable sister of Thoma Kinney above. David Canfield had children : Samuel, Timothy, Pheb., Henry, David and Experience.
Joshua Gordon was quartermaster in the Revolution, and had : William. per- haps John, who lived in the parish of Rockaway, and was assessed in 1992 for eighty-two acres of land for the salary of Rev. J. J. Carle; and died Mas i, 1813, and buried at Rockaway, and Charles, born 1775, died 1815, married two sisters, Hannah and Elizabeth Per- kins, and Jeremiah.
A certified copy from the records at Trenton have, "It is certified, that the records of this office show that Joshua Gordon was in commission as ynarter- master of Colonel Ephriam Martin's Battalion ; Brigadier General Nathaniel Heard's Brigade; New Jersey State Troops, July 6, 1776, during the Revolu- ionary War."
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