Woodbridge (N.J.)

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Woodbridge Township, New Jersey was established on June 1, 1669. The charter, signed by Governor Philip Carteret, James Bollen, Nicolas Varlett, Samuel Edsall, Robert Vanquellen, William Pardon and Robert Bond, indicated that the township was six square miles and was bounded by Rahway, Westfield, and Union County on the north; by the Raritan River on the south; by the Kill Van Kull or Staten Island Sound on the east; and by Raritan Township on the west. Woodbridge Township was named after Reverend John Woodbridge of Newbury, Massachusetts and was settled mostly by puritan descendants from New England. The original township was comprised of sixty families.

From the description of Records, 1688-1875 1688-1708. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52578266

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creatorOf Woodbridge (N.J.). Records, 1688-1875 1688-1708. New Jersey Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Carteret, Philip, 1639-1682. person
associatedWith Shotwell, Jacob R., person
associatedWith Vanquellen, Robert, fl. 1669-1682. person
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New Jersey
Middlesex County (N.J.)
Piscataway (N.J.)
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Active 1688

Active 1875

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