A Life Remembered ~ Magdalen Powles Ferdon
The following information was contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings, a Dutch descendant from the 1600s and a cousin.
Military Pension: 10 November 1841
▪ Bergen County, New Jersey ~ Common Pleas Court
"Magdalen Ferdon, age 80, formerly Powleson or Powles, a resident of Harrington, Bergen Co., NJ, widow of Abraham Ferdon."
Others mentioned in pension file:
▪ Leah Westervelt, age 78 (28 Oct 1841), sister of Magdalen, was bridesmaid at wedding of Abraham Ferdon and Magdalena Powles.
▪ Mariah (Nagel) Blauvelt, age 82 (4 Nov 1841), was present at the wedding: "at that time I was married to Powles Powleson, the brother of Magdalen Ferdon." She saw their father, Martin Paulison, on guard duty at Closter, Bergen Co., NJ during the war. She was the former widow of Paul Powles married to John A. Blauvelt.
▪ John A. Ferdon, age 56; Nicholas Ferdon, age 53, both of Bergen Co., NJ (4 Nov 1841). John A. was Magdalen's son.
▪ Testifying as fellow soldiers in the Revolution on 4 Nov 1841, John A. Blauvelt, age 80; James J. Blauvelt, age 78; Daniel Van Sciver, age 88.
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
▪ Name: Magdeline Powless
▪ Birth Date: abt 1761
▪ Birth Place: Closter
▪ Death Date: 5 November 1853
▪ Death Place: Closter, Bergen, New Jersey
▪ Death Age: 92 years
▪ Marital Status: Widowed
▪ Gender: Female
▪ Father Name: Martin Powless
▪ Mother Name: Lydia
▪ Source Information - Ancestry.com. - New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
The following information was contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings, a Dutch descendant from the 1600s and a cousin.
Military Pension: 10 November 1841
▪ Bergen County, New Jersey ~ Common Pleas Court
"Magdalen Ferdon, age 80, formerly Powleson or Powles, a resident of Harrington, Bergen Co., NJ, widow of Abraham Ferdon."
Others mentioned in pension file:
▪ Leah Westervelt, age 78 (28 Oct 1841), sister of Magdalen, was bridesmaid at wedding of Abraham Ferdon and Magdalena Powles.
▪ Mariah (Nagel) Blauvelt, age 82 (4 Nov 1841), was present at the wedding: "at that time I was married to Powles Powleson, the brother of Magdalen Ferdon." She saw their father, Martin Paulison, on guard duty at Closter, Bergen Co., NJ during the war. She was the former widow of Paul Powles married to John A. Blauvelt.
▪ John A. Ferdon, age 56; Nicholas Ferdon, age 53, both of Bergen Co., NJ (4 Nov 1841). John A. was Magdalen's son.
▪ Testifying as fellow soldiers in the Revolution on 4 Nov 1841, John A. Blauvelt, age 80; James J. Blauvelt, age 78; Daniel Van Sciver, age 88.
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
▪ Name: Magdeline Powless
▪ Birth Date: abt 1761
▪ Birth Place: Closter
▪ Death Date: 5 November 1853
▪ Death Place: Closter, Bergen, New Jersey
▪ Death Age: 92 years
▪ Marital Status: Widowed
▪ Gender: Female
▪ Father Name: Martin Powless
▪ Mother Name: Lydia
▪ Source Information - Ancestry.com. - New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
A Life Remembered ~ Magdalen Powles Ferdon
The following information was contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings, a Dutch descendant from the 1600s and a cousin.
Military Pension: 10 November 1841
▪ Bergen County, New Jersey ~ Common Pleas Court
"Magdalen Ferdon, age 80, formerly Powleson or Powles, a resident of Harrington, Bergen Co., NJ, widow of Abraham Ferdon."
Others mentioned in pension file:
▪ Leah Westervelt, age 78 (28 Oct 1841), sister of Magdalen, was bridesmaid at wedding of Abraham Ferdon and Magdalena Powles.
▪ Mariah (Nagel) Blauvelt, age 82 (4 Nov 1841), was present at the wedding: "at that time I was married to Powles Powleson, the brother of Magdalen Ferdon." She saw their father, Martin Paulison, on guard duty at Closter, Bergen Co., NJ during the war. She was the former widow of Paul Powles married to John A. Blauvelt.
▪ John A. Ferdon, age 56; Nicholas Ferdon, age 53, both of Bergen Co., NJ (4 Nov 1841). John A. was Magdalen's son.
▪ Testifying as fellow soldiers in the Revolution on 4 Nov 1841, John A. Blauvelt, age 80; James J. Blauvelt, age 78; Daniel Van Sciver, age 88.
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
▪ Name: Magdeline Powless
▪ Birth Date: abt 1761
▪ Birth Place: Closter
▪ Death Date: 5 November 1853
▪ Death Place: Closter, Bergen, New Jersey
▪ Death Age: 92 years
▪ Marital Status: Widowed
▪ Gender: Female
▪ Father Name: Martin Powless
▪ Mother Name: Lydia
▪ Source Information - Ancestry.com. - New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
The following information was contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings, a Dutch descendant from the 1600s and a cousin.
Military Pension: 10 November 1841
▪ Bergen County, New Jersey ~ Common Pleas Court
"Magdalen Ferdon, age 80, formerly Powleson or Powles, a resident of Harrington, Bergen Co., NJ, widow of Abraham Ferdon."
Others mentioned in pension file:
▪ Leah Westervelt, age 78 (28 Oct 1841), sister of Magdalen, was bridesmaid at wedding of Abraham Ferdon and Magdalena Powles.
▪ Mariah (Nagel) Blauvelt, age 82 (4 Nov 1841), was present at the wedding: "at that time I was married to Powles Powleson, the brother of Magdalen Ferdon." She saw their father, Martin Paulison, on guard duty at Closter, Bergen Co., NJ during the war. She was the former widow of Paul Powles married to John A. Blauvelt.
▪ John A. Ferdon, age 56; Nicholas Ferdon, age 53, both of Bergen Co., NJ (4 Nov 1841). John A. was Magdalen's son.
▪ Testifying as fellow soldiers in the Revolution on 4 Nov 1841, John A. Blauvelt, age 80; James J. Blauvelt, age 78; Daniel Van Sciver, age 88.
New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
▪ Name: Magdeline Powless
▪ Birth Date: abt 1761
▪ Birth Place: Closter
▪ Death Date: 5 November 1853
▪ Death Place: Closter, Bergen, New Jersey
▪ Death Age: 92 years
▪ Marital Status: Widowed
▪ Gender: Female
▪ Father Name: Martin Powless
▪ Mother Name: Lydia
▪ Source Information - Ancestry.com. - New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
Gravesite Details
▪ In Memory of Magdalen Powles
▪ Wife of Abraham Ferdon
▪ Who Departed This Life November 8, 1853
▪ Aged 92 years
▪ Contributed by Carole Nurmi Cummings, a cousin.
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