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TitleSale of Pew 135, Bergen Reformed Church, 1842
Date Created1842
DescriptionDocuments relating to purchase of pew in new church building, 1842. Receipt for down payment, plus bill of sale which notes additional charge for cushion and trimming.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleDeed, Aaron and Jane Newkirk to Jacob D. Van Winkle, 1819
Date Created1819
DescriptionDeed for parcel of land in the Township of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. The property is described in relation to neighbors and a "white oak tree" rather than streets or lot numbers, indicating how...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleGenealogical Notes on the Smock Family in the United States: From Genealogical Registers, Local Histories, Church Records. Family Records, State Archives, and MSS. in the Possession of the Compiler
AuthorSmock, John C. (John Conover)
Date Created1922
DescriptionTraces descendants for Hendrick Matthyse Smock and Guertje Harmens, from their immigration from Netherlands and settlement in New Utrecht, NY (now part of Brooklyn). Record of marriages and births for...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
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TitleEleanor Brinkerhoff Speer and Grandson, circa 1909
AuthorGrundy, J. Owen
Date Created1909
DescriptionPhoto of grandmother and grandson in front of mantle, with long descriptive caption by Jersey City historian J. Owen Grundy about the family's history. Text provides example of how Dutch naming...
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TitleIn Memoriam, Rev. Benjamin C. Taylor, D.D.: Pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) Church of Bergen, in New Jersey, from 1828 to 1881
AuthorDuryee, William Rankin; Brett, Cornelius; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee
Date Created1881
DescriptionMemorial addresses and resolutions from the funeral services of long serving pastor, given by his colleagues and successors and pastoral organizations. Biographical sketches cover his education and...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleCornelius Van Vorst, circa 1620
Date Created1620
DescriptionPhotograph of contemporary portrait by Frans Hals of Cornelius Van Vorst, pioneering Dutch settler of the New Netherland colony. Both he and his descendants played a prominent part in the history of...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Many Worlds Meet (to 1620)
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TitleDutch Dance Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionYoung girls in colonial period dress perform a Dutch dance. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. Children from...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleColonial Dutch Villagers Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionSchoolchildren in period costume depict a gathering of Dutch settlers. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. ...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleNotice of Intent to Appoint Surveyors for Roads in New Barbadoes, 1835
Date Created1835
DescriptionPublic notice that freeholders of Bergen County intend to submit application to Superior Court of Common Pleas for permission to hire six surveyors to lay out five new roads in New Barbadoes Township....
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleInvitation to Participate in Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Founding of Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Bergen
Date Created1910
DescriptionInvitation from church officers, made out to Frank H. Van Winkle, to participate in services commemorating anniversary of church. Services at church were part of larger celebration of founding of...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)