Today’s photo shows Charles Pitman Bird (1856-1933) and his father John Watson Bird (1825-1902) checking out a new carriage around 1901 near Minebrook Road in Liberty Corner, NJ .
The carriage was purchased from the Ballantine & Van Fleet Carriage Mfg. Co. of Somerville for $40 (see receipt). Ballantine & Van Fleet operated at 200-210 West Main Street in Somerville as early as 1891. The company was dissolved in 1904.
My line is through their daughter Mary who married John Patrey, Jr.
What is your lineage from Jacob and Margaret? I descend from their son Peter.
Stephen Hunt is my 6th great grandfather and Margaret Hunt and Jacob Van Doren are my 5th great grandparents.
What an interesting article. I had no idea they had to do so much creative fundraising for the FD.
This article makes me so happy that the historical society was able to research this bottle that my Mother (Ingrid…
