Meeker family papers, 1799-1912.

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Meeker family papers, 1799-1912.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54078289

Consists of deeds, receipts, correspondence and other materials, dating from 1799-1912, which document the legal and financial matters of several generations of the Meeker family. The land deeds of Benjamin Cory (1799-1819), William Meeker (1813-1851), and George Meeker (1867-1869) record land transactions in the vicinity of Elizabethtown, New Jersey, while numerous bonds and other receipts of Jonathan Meeker (1846-1869) illustrate investment strategies and family financial transactions. The correspondence and legal documents of Susan Foster Meeker and William Meeker document the legal and financial arrangements made between the Meekers and the Baltimore and New York Rail Road Company and the Somerville Rail Road for the use of the family's land.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7675550

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Somerville Railroad.

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Cory, Benjamin.

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Meeker, Jonathan.

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Baltimore and New York Railway Company

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Meeker, George.

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Meeker, Susan Foster.

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Meeker, William C.

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Meeker family (Elizabethtown, N. J.)

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Moses Meeker resided in Elizabethtown, Union County, New Jersey with his wife, Mary, and their children. William Meeker (d.1851), Mary and Moses Meeker's son, was also a farmer and land owner in the vicinity of Elizabethtown. From the description of Meeker family papers, 1799-1912. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 54078289 ...