Quakertown was originally settled by members of the religious society of friends, or quakers. Potser, a freelance columnist, and pilecki, a high school publications adviser received invaluable cooperation from the quakertown historical society and its. Jan 16, 2019 nationallyknown watercolor artist dan campanelli passed away under hospice care at his home in the quakertown section of the township on may 24, 2017, after an almost twoyear battle with non. Hardwick and randolph monthly meeting warren county, new jersey. A worldclass art collection at the heart of the princeton university campus. All roads lead to pittstown, a 52page book written by county historian. A quakertown had been established near denton, tx and through this book you get to know many of the people who lived there and had to go through the racial injustices.
History of the presbyterian church in flemington, new jersey, for a century. On another page we read, the british, it is said, were at one time encamped in the locust grove northwest of quakertown. Princeton university art museum princeton, new jersey. Order online tickets tickets see availability directions. Quaker memorial works memorial builders quakertown, nj. Outdoor and historical attractions in denville, new jersey. Quakertown, nj white pages directory assistance people search 411 just got a lot more direct. Burlington county, new jersey genealogy familysearch.
It is considered part of the united states census bureaus. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Apr 09, 2019 quaker memorial works at 241 quakertown rd, quakertown, nj 08868. In quakertown, awardwinning author lee martin travels back to 1920s texas to tell the story of a flourishing black community that was segregated from its white neighbors and of the remarkable gardener, little washington jones, who was asked to make a heartbreaking choice. Snells hunterdon county, new jersey, published in 1881, claimed that, during the revolution it the quaker meeting house was used and abused for a time by a detachment of british soldiers. Quakertown, nj events, news, schools and restaurants. Explore hundreds of vintage pictures of our nations history. One 1861 book stated that, in the war of the revolution, a party of soldiers. They reached the hills of hunterdon, nj, and settled there, forming a village that would come to be called quakertown. Even with just partial information like a name, but no town, we can fill in the blanks with the rest to find the local phone number from our quakertown white page directory.
Browse the unlisted phone numbers and background searches of people in quakertown, nj on our free phone book. Sep 29, 2020 sometime in the early 1720s a group of quakers migrated north from chesterfield meeting in burlington county, new jersey. History of the presbyterian church in flemington, new jersey, for a. The astlealpaugh family foundation, the hunterdon county board of chosen freeholders, and the new jersey historical commission through funds administered by the hunterdon county cultural and heritage commission.
It was a time of horse drawn carriages, coalfired factories, steam engines, and the birth of the railroads a farm and a meeting. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Another village, richlandtown, was a center of religious and commercial life. Theodore probasco had a cabinet and furniture shop in quakertown. Quakers keep a low profile, but a new book pulls the quakertown friends into the limelight, and they are fine with that. Hunterdon county democrat, 1951from its beginnings as a quaker community in the early 1700s to its development into a thriving agricultural district in the late 19th century, the area now known as pittstown has had an overwhelming sense of community and fellowship throughout its history. The settlement was not officially known as quakertown until its first post office opened in 1803. New jersey has a rich history which makes it something of a bellwether state for all 50. A local history book about hunterdon county lists august 1777 as.
Even with just partial information like a name, but no town, we can fill in the blanks with the rest to find the local phone number from our quakertown white page directory why pay high fees to get the nj white pages directory listings when. Get directions, maps, and traffic for quakertown, nj. Ive finally read stephanie stevens book all roads lead to pittstown, published. When she receives a plant complete with a woodland snail living within its soil, she becomes fascinated with the simplicity of. Cemeteries in quakertown, new jersey, a find a grave. New jersey actually had the earliest quaker settlements which dated to the 1670s, predating william penns founding of pennsylvania in 1682. Isaac roeller, quakertown, bucks county, 18521860 family history library death register, 18101924 family history library pennsylvania death index, 19061964 myheritage. There were those who were sympathetic as they dared to be with the colored race of those days and tried to do what they could to decrease the violence surrounding the times. Oct 08, 2020 marty begins where she left off last week, with the allen and laing family farm on the outskirts of quakertown, nj. Published by the quakertown friends meeting, quakertown, nj.
History of land titles in the viinity of quakertown, new jersey, by mary c. Tuckerton is a borough in ocean county, new jersey, united states, named for founder ebenezer tucker 17581845, and was a port of entry, but not the third port of entry in the united states, as is often described. Even today, if you needed a natural hideouta really good onejonathans woods could work. Quaker meeting quakertown, new jersey from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia quaker meeting is a historic district roughly bounded by quakertown, cherryville roads, quaker lane, and locust grove road in the quakertown section of franklin township in hunterdon county, new jersey, united states, where the quaker community was established in 1744. Church records, 17751895 spruce run lutheran church hunterdon county, new jersey family history library directory of churches in new jersey, vol. Originally published in the hunterdon county democrat, flemington, n. The borough is 15 miles 24 km south of allentown and bethlehem and 47 miles 76 km north of philadelphia, making quakertown a border town of both the delaware valley and lehigh valley metropolitan areas. Quakertown is a borough in bucks county, pennsylvania, in the united states.
Nestled on a picturesque plateau, the village was named for the religious persuasion of its residents. Franklin township, hunterdon county by dan campanelli book. Poll book of an election in 1739 burlington county, new jersey, the pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, vol. Whats happened all over the country has, in one way or another, happened in new jersey. Browsing quakertown postcards by subject dspace repository. New jersey births and christenings index, 16601931 ancestry. Campanellis brush up quaker history in franklin township. We use cookies on this site to enhance the experience. These early quakers settled in burlington, right across the river from philadelphia, and the panj combined area became the hub of the quaker religion. This book makes an attempt to explore new jerseys history from native american settlement through modern suburbanization. Publicity and acknowledgement guidelines for grantees. Pilecki to write and compile this longawaited history. During the war years, the army was all over the place in new jersey.
Hunterdon commissioners honor notable county women. Discover the history of your hometown with arcadia publishings bestselling images of america book series, crafted by local authors. New jersey postcards by town new jersey state library. Quakertown monthly meeting quakertown, new jersey family history library monthly meeting records, 17101861 society of friends. Personalized monuments traditional marker quakertown, nj. Quakertown genealogy in hunterdon county, new jersey. You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the quakertown page on zillow. The history of the religious society of friends, quakertown monthly meeting by j. A study of schoolgirl needlework produced in hunterdon county, new jersey. These early quakers settled in burlington, right across the river from philadelphia, and the pa nj combined area became the hub of the quaker religion. An early new jersey poll list, the pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, vol. Records of the kingwood monthly meeting of friends, hunterdon. One 1861 book stated that, in the war of the revolution, a party of soldiers took possession of this house the quaker meeting and defaced it.
Quakertown nj white pages, phone book, 411 people search. As of the 2010 united states census, the boroughs population was 3,347, reflecting a decline of 170. An evocative novel set against the backdrop of 1920s texas captures the lives of members of a flourishing africanamerican community segregated from its white neighbors as two familiesone white and one blackbecome caught up in a shameful, reallife episode from north texass history. Free phone book for quakertown, nj address and phone look up. With more than 80 years of experience, our professional and compassionate staff can help you design and engrave gorgeous memorials that will appropriately honor your loved one. History of land titles in the vicinity of quakertown, new jersey.
You can view quakertown venues that host many quakertown nj events every year. The quakertown historic district was listed on the state and national registers of historic places in 1990. New jersey, united methodist church records, 18001970 ancestry. The new jersey historical commission through funds administered by. Listed below are the 10 earliest 16781750 quaker meeting houses in burlington county, new jersey, in the order of their founding sources. Towns, tours and daytrips in northwest new jersey skylands.
Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. Free listings of quakertown address history listings and reverse phone lookups. As of 2018, it had an estimated population of 8,814. Richland township and richlandtown borough by robert l. Richland township remained mainly agricultural during the first half of the 20th century, while richlandtown, incorporated in 1890, continues to be. They formed a settlement at salem, new jersey in 1675. History of land titles in the vicinity of quakertown, new. Quakertown white pages directory and people search. A similarly touching book by elisabeth tova bailey is titled the sound of a wild snail eating. Potser, a freelance columnist, and pilecki, a high school publications adviser received invaluable cooperation from the quakertown historical society and its curator nancy walp bosworth. Salem mm salem 1676 this is the other nj mm included in hinshaws encyclopedia the first friends who settled along the delaware river were john fenwick, edward wade, john wade, and richard noble. Private history tutoring lessons in quakertown, nj. The 100page book tells of the beginnings of quakerism, the settlement of hunterdon county and the history of the congregation of friends that still meets every sunday in quakertown.
This six hundred plus acre pocket of undeveloped property, lies not far from one of morris countys busiest highways. Mar 14, 2011 the first settlement grew around the richland friends meeting house and was incorporated as quakertown borough in 1855. History and heritage in northwest new jersey skylands. Quakertown monthly meeting quakertown, new jersey family history library new jersey births and christenings index, 16601931 ancestry quakertown death records. When she receives a plant complete with a woodland snail living within its soil, she becomes fascinated with the simplicity of its life.
Quakertown by lee martin meet your next favorite book. Quakertown white pages phone books in new jersey nj. The history of the religious society of friends, quakertown. In her book, elisabeth describes what she observes around her during a long, debilitating illness. Quakertown and pittstown in hunterdon county new jersey.
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