James Hughes Everett Sr.

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James Hughes Everett Sr.

Birth
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
19 Mar 1898 (aged 82)
West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot
N37
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James was the son of Thomas Smith Everett and Margaret Hughes. He married Rachel R. Combs on 23 Sep. 1835 in Allentown, Monmouth Co., NJ. He was a farmer, first in Jamesburg, Monroe Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ (his farm became Forsgate Country Club). He and his wife, with their two oldest children, moved to West Windsor Twp., Mercer Co., in 1839. They lived at (and were namesakes of) "Everett's Corner" at the intersection of Quaker Bridge and Village roads. His house was standing until the 1990s.

James served as a constable in West Windsor Twp., 1840-1858 & 1865; on the township committee, 1857-62; and as township assessor in 1871. He was a lifelong Presbyterian. He gave each of his adult children a farm as a wedding gift.
James was the son of Thomas Smith Everett and Margaret Hughes. He married Rachel R. Combs on 23 Sep. 1835 in Allentown, Monmouth Co., NJ. He was a farmer, first in Jamesburg, Monroe Twp., Middlesex Co., NJ (his farm became Forsgate Country Club). He and his wife, with their two oldest children, moved to West Windsor Twp., Mercer Co., in 1839. They lived at (and were namesakes of) "Everett's Corner" at the intersection of Quaker Bridge and Village roads. His house was standing until the 1990s.

James served as a constable in West Windsor Twp., 1840-1858 & 1865; on the township committee, 1857-62; and as township assessor in 1871. He was a lifelong Presbyterian. He gave each of his adult children a farm as a wedding gift.

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age 83 years

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Heartfelt thanks to the First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square for creating this memorial.

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