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William Bradford (1755-1795) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
14, 1755.
Son of William Bradford and Rachel (Budd) Bradford.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1780-91; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1791-94; U.S.
Attorney General, 1794-95; died in office 1795.
Presbyterian.
Died August
23, 1795 (age 39 years, 343
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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William Milnor (1769-1848) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 26,
1769.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1807-11, 1815-17,
1821-22; mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1829-30.
Died December
13, 1848 (age 79 years, 170
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Joseph Bloomfield (1753-1823) —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
18, 1753.
Son of Dr. Moses Bloomfield (1729-1791) and Sarah (Ogden) Bloomfield
(1734-1773).
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1783-92; Presidential Elector for
New Jersey, 1792;
mayor
of Burlington, N.J., 1795-1800; Governor of
New Jersey, 1801-02, 1803-12; general in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1817-21.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., October
3, 1823 (age 69 years, 350
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Elias Boudinot (1740-1821) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 2,
1740.
Son of Elias Boudinot (1706-1770) and Mary Catherine (Williams)
Boundinot (1715-1765).
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1777-78, 1781-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-95.
Episcopalian.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., October
24, 1821 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Joseph McIlvaine (1769-1826) —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1769.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1804-21; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1823-26; died in office 1826.
Died in 1826
(age about
57 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Garret Dorset Wall (1783-1850) —
also known as Garret D. Wall —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 10,
1783.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1829; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1829-34; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1835-41; state court judge in New
Jersey, 1848-50; died in office 1850.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., November
22, 1850 (age 67 years, 257
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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James Kinsey (1731-1803) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 22,
1731.
Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1772; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1789.
Died January
4, 1803 (age 71 years, 288
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Edward Burd Grubb (1841-1917) —
also known as E. Burd Grubb —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., November
13, 1841.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron
manufacturer; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1889; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1890-92.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1917
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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James Walter Wall (1820-1872) —
also known as James W. Wall —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., May 26,
1820.
Son of Garret
Dorset Wall.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Burlington, N.J., 1850; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1854; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1860;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1863.
Died in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., June 9,
1872 (age 52 years, 14
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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William Coxe, Jr. (1762-1831) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., May 3,
1762.
Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1813-15.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., February
25, 1831 (age 68 years, 298
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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John Howard Pugh (1827-1905) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Pennsylvania, June 23,
1827.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1877-79.
Died April 30,
1905 (age 77 years, 311
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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Charles P. Farner (1845-1927) —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Burlington, N.J.; elected 1909; Progressive candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1912.
Died in 1927
(age about
82 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard.
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William Norton Shinn (1782-1871) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, 1782.
Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37.
Died in 1871
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Samuel Atkinson Dobbins (1814-1886) —
also known as Samuel A. Dobbins —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Born near Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J., April 14,
1814.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1859-61;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1873-77.
Died in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., May 26,
1886 (age 72 years, 42
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Samuel Carr Forker (1821-1900) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., March 16,
1821.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1871-73.
Died in Edgewater Park, Burlington
County, N.J., February
10, 1900 (age 78 years, 331
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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Joseph H. Gaskill (1850-1935) —
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., May 23,
1850.
Son of Asa Gaskill (1809-1901) and Ann (Burr) Gaskill (1821-1895).
Lawyer;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court.
Died in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., November
25, 1935 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt. Holly Cemetery.
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