FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, BERGEN COUNTY, NJ  BIRTH AND DEATHS  1861 – 1862

 

Jean Morris

Compiler Jean Morris received the following information from the State of NJ when researching her great-grandmother’s birth certificate and mother’s death certificate.

She advises that the handwriting was very hard to read, and spelling errors may have occured by the recorders back in 1861 and 1862, so please check out the dates and names for yourself to be sure.

BIRTHS

(In order as they appear on the sheet
not necessarily in date order)

Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1862
Place of Birth: Mt. Prospect
Child’s Name: Catharine Rebecca
Sex – Female
Parents – Abram & Abba 
BLAUVELT
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Mt. Prospect

Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1861
Place of Birth: Mt Prospect
Child’s Name: Frances 
STORMS
Sex: Male
Parents: Garret & Ellen 
STORMS
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residents of Parents: Mt. Prospect

Date of Birth: 20 Dec 1861
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Sarah Elizabeth
Sex: Female
Parents: Benjamin & Sophia 
ECCERSON? (not sure if this is correct)
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residents of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 15 March 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: No Name
Sex: Female
Parents: Issac & Catharine 
RITOUR
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 9 Nov 1861
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s name: Andrew 
FIELDING
Sex: Male
Parents: James & Martha 
FIELDING
Occupation of Father: Machinist
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 24 Sept 1861
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Sarah Catharine
Sex: Female
Parents: David & Hannah 
STORMS
Occupation: Laborer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 22 Feb 1861
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Abram 
MAER (?)
Sex: Male
Parents: Thomas & Eliza 
MAER (?)
Occupation: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1861
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Susan 
SLANGERLAND
Sex: Female
Parents: Aaron & Dorcus 
SLANGERLAND
Occupation: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 14 July 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: No Name
Sex: Female
Parents: Adolphus & Catharine 
SHUART
Occupation of Father: Butcher
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 20 July 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Ada 
VREELAND
Sex: Female
Parents: Jacob H & Harriet 
VREELAND
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 20 July 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: Sarah Elizabeth
Sex: Female
Parents: John & Ellen 
HOPPER
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 3 April 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville
Child’s Name: James 
HOPPER
Sex: Male
Parents: John & Harriet 
HOPPER
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville

Date of Birth: 20 May 1862
Place of Birth: Paramus
Child’s Name: Andrew 
VAN DIEN
Sex: Male
Parents: John & Phebe 
VAN DIEN
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Paramus

Date of Birth: 9 March 1862
Place of Birth: Godwinville Station
Child’s Name: Jane Ann 
BUSBY
Sex: Female
Parents: Wilson & Ann 
BUSBY
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Residence of Parents: Godwinville Station

Date of Birth: 28 Feb 1862
Place of Birth: Ridgwood(sp)
Child’s Name: Ellen 
SNYDER
Sex: Female
Parents: John R & Sarah 
SNYDER
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Ridgwood

Date of Birth: 18 Jan 1862
Place of Birth: Hohokus Hill
Child’s Name: Julia 
WANAMAKER
Sex: Female
Parents: Peter & Sarah 
WANAMAKER
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Residence of Parents: Hohokus Hill

Date of Birth: 2 Sept 1861
Place of Birth: Hohokus Hill
Child’s Name: Stella
Sex: Female
Parents: Henry 
ZABRISKIE
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Residence of Parents: Hohokus Hill

Date of Birth: 30 Mar 1862
Place of Birth: Ponds
Child’s Name: William H
Sex: Male
Parents: Myndart (?) & Priscilla 
YEOMANS
Occupation of Father: Meckanac (sp)
Residence of Parents: Ponds

Date of Birth: 3 July 1862
Place of Birth: Ponds
Child’s Name: No Name
Sex: Female
Parents: James & Susan 
TINKER
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Ponds

Date of Birth: 13 July 1862
Place of Birth: Wyckoff
Child’s Name: Sarinda(?) 
HOPPER
Sex: Female
Parents: John & Abby 
HOPPER
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Wyckoff

Date of Birth: 25 April 1862
Place of Birth: Wyckoff
Child’s Name: John Rathbone 
RAMSEY
Sex: Male
Parents: John & Martha 
RAMSEY
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Wyckoff

Date of Birth: 13 May 1862
Place of Birth: Wyckoff
Child’s Name: No Name
Sex: Female
Parents: Uriah & Kasiah 
QUACKENBUSH
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Wyckoff

DEATHS

(In order as they appear on the sheet
not necessarily in date order)

Date of Death: 1 May 1861
Deceased: No Name
Sex: Male
Status: Single
Age 1 1/2
Birthplace: New York
Place of Death: New York
Parents: William & Louisa 
YEOMANS
Cause of Death: Not listed

Date of Death: 18 May 1861
Deceased: James 
YOUNG (?)
Sex: Male
Status: Married
Age: 63 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Jacob & Ann 
YOUNG
Cause of Death: Cancer

Date of Death: 24 May 1861
Deceased: C (?) A. 
TERHUNE
Sex: Male
Status: Married
Age: 50?
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Albert & Leah 
TERHUNE
Cause of Death: Inflammation of Bowel

Date of Death: 6 April 1861
Deceased: Samuel 
VAN ORDEN
Sex: Male
Status: Single
Age: 69
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Adam 
VAN ORDER
Cause of Death: Consumption

Date of Death: 4 June 1861 ?
Deceased: 
DE GRAFF ?
Sex; Female
Status: Married
Age: 44
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Issac & Jane 
BOGERT
Cause of Death: Rupture

Date of Death: 3 August 1861
Deceased: Emily 
SHUART
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 2 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Cornelius & Rachel 
SHUART
Cause of Death: Diptharia (sp)

Date of Death: 6 August 1861
Deceased: John 
ALYEA
Sex: Male
Status: Married
Age: 44
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Albert & Polly 
ALYEA
Cause of Death: Inflammation

Date of Death: 3 Sept 1861
Deceased: Hannah M. 
HALSTEAD
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 25 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Samuel 
HALSTEAD
Cause of Death: Dibility(sp)

Date of Death: 3 Oct 1861
Deceased: Young Child
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1 day
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Jacob & Mary 
YOUNG
Cause of Death: No cause listed

Date of Death: 7 Oct 1861
Deceased: Henry 
DEGRAFF
Sex: Male
Status: Single
Age: 75
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: No one listed
Cause of Death: Dropsy

Date of Death: 22 Nov 1861
Deceased: Anna 
RYERSON
Sex: Female
Status: Married
Age: 69
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: C 
RYERSON
Cause of Death: Consumption

Date of Death: 12 Dec 1861
Deceased: Elizabeth 
PULIS
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 86 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Wm 
PULIS
Cause of Death: Bile Fever

Date of Death: 31 Jan 1862
Deceased: ? 
ZABRISKIE
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 9 ½
Parents: Albert 
ZABRISKIE
Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever

Date of Death: 10 April 1862
Deceased: Child
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1 day
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: A & Jane 
YEOMANS
Cause of Death: No cause listed

Date of Death: 16 April 1862
Deceased: Hannah 
FOLLY
Sex: Female
Status: Married 31
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Adam 
FOLLY
Cause of Death: Consumption

Date of Death: 2 May 1862
Deceased: Mary 
VAN GELDER
Sex: Female
Status: Widow
Age: 87
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Henry 
BOGERT
Cause of Death: Palsy

Date of Death: 6 June 1872
Deceased: Child
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: John Van 
VERBRICK
Cause of Death: No cause listed

Date of Death: 15 July 1862
Deceased: Elizabeth 
RYERSON
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Martin & Mary 
RYERSON
Cause of Death: Inflammation

Date of Death: 2 Aug 1862
Deceased: Susan? 
MONTONIA (?)
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1 1/2
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Issac 
MONTONIA (?)
Cause of Death: Dibility(sp)

Date of Death: 12 Aug 1862
Deceased: Charity 
HOPPER
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 39
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: John 
VAN HORN
Cause of Death: Tyfoyd Fever (sp)

Date of Death: 13 Aug 1862
Deceased: Sarah 
POST
Sex: Female
Status: Married
Age: 29
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Bloomingdale
Parents: Henry 
?
Cause of Death: Consumption

Date of Death: 17 Aug 1862
Deceased: Debora(?) 
WINTERS
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 18
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Henry B. 
WINTERS
Cause of Death: Consumption

Date of Death: 10 July 1862
Deceased: John 
VAN DIEN
Sex: Male
Status: Married
Age: 40
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Garret 
VAN DIEN
Cause of Death: Inflammation

Date of Death: 16 Sept 1862
Deceased: Child
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: James 
VAN DERBECK
Cause of Death: No cause listed

Date of Death: 3 Oct 1862
Deceased: Child
Sex: Female
Status: Single
Age: 1 ½
Birthplace: Franklin
Place of Death: Franklin
Parents: Abram 
HOPPER
Cause of Death: No cause listed.

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