Born "in Dalry Ayrshire Scotland" and died "in this City."
The following sketch was offered by member N. Aitken:
William Aitken came from a small town called Dalry, Scotland. In 1821 it had 16 property owners - 5 streets and a population of 1151.
William with wife Mary and 5 of his 8 children and his brother John arrived in Philadelphia on the Ship Everthorpe in July of 1816. They settled in Nottingham Township (then Burlington Co.), New Jersey. Burlington then became Mercer Co. and Nottingham became Trenton. He was a mechanic and owned his house on 31 Lamberton St. near Factory Street and the Assunpink Creek. An Aitken lived in that house until 1910 when the freeway took over. This Aitken family was in New Jersey for 144 years and Trenton 106 years.
The Aitkens went to the nearby Trenton and Lamberton Anti-Baptist Church on Union and Fall Street. The minister was the Rev. William Boswell who died in 1833. He started preaching Swedenborgian theology and started a new church called the Reformed General Baptist Church. After his death the church fell into decline and was used as a meeting house. Later the 1st Presbyterian Church purchased it and it was established as the Second Presbyterian Church.
Most of William's children practiced the Swedenborgian, New Jerusalem Religion after moving to Philadelphia, so apparently Rev. Bosell had some influence on them.
The following sketch was offered by member N. Aitken:
William Aitken came from a small town called Dalry, Scotland. In 1821 it had 16 property owners - 5 streets and a population of 1151.
William with wife Mary and 5 of his 8 children and his brother John arrived in Philadelphia on the Ship Everthorpe in July of 1816. They settled in Nottingham Township (then Burlington Co.), New Jersey. Burlington then became Mercer Co. and Nottingham became Trenton. He was a mechanic and owned his house on 31 Lamberton St. near Factory Street and the Assunpink Creek. An Aitken lived in that house until 1910 when the freeway took over. This Aitken family was in New Jersey for 144 years and Trenton 106 years.
The Aitkens went to the nearby Trenton and Lamberton Anti-Baptist Church on Union and Fall Street. The minister was the Rev. William Boswell who died in 1833. He started preaching Swedenborgian theology and started a new church called the Reformed General Baptist Church. After his death the church fell into decline and was used as a meeting house. Later the 1st Presbyterian Church purchased it and it was established as the Second Presbyterian Church.
Most of William's children practiced the Swedenborgian, New Jerusalem Religion after moving to Philadelphia, so apparently Rev. Bosell had some influence on them.
Born "in Dalry Ayrshire Scotland" and died "in this City."
The following sketch was offered by member N. Aitken:
William Aitken came from a small town called Dalry, Scotland. In 1821 it had 16 property owners - 5 streets and a population of 1151.
William with wife Mary and 5 of his 8 children and his brother John arrived in Philadelphia on the Ship Everthorpe in July of 1816. They settled in Nottingham Township (then Burlington Co.), New Jersey. Burlington then became Mercer Co. and Nottingham became Trenton. He was a mechanic and owned his house on 31 Lamberton St. near Factory Street and the Assunpink Creek. An Aitken lived in that house until 1910 when the freeway took over. This Aitken family was in New Jersey for 144 years and Trenton 106 years.
The Aitkens went to the nearby Trenton and Lamberton Anti-Baptist Church on Union and Fall Street. The minister was the Rev. William Boswell who died in 1833. He started preaching Swedenborgian theology and started a new church called the Reformed General Baptist Church. After his death the church fell into decline and was used as a meeting house. Later the 1st Presbyterian Church purchased it and it was established as the Second Presbyterian Church.
Most of William's children practiced the Swedenborgian, New Jerusalem Religion after moving to Philadelphia, so apparently Rev. Bosell had some influence on them.
The following sketch was offered by member N. Aitken:
William Aitken came from a small town called Dalry, Scotland. In 1821 it had 16 property owners - 5 streets and a population of 1151.
William with wife Mary and 5 of his 8 children and his brother John arrived in Philadelphia on the Ship Everthorpe in July of 1816. They settled in Nottingham Township (then Burlington Co.), New Jersey. Burlington then became Mercer Co. and Nottingham became Trenton. He was a mechanic and owned his house on 31 Lamberton St. near Factory Street and the Assunpink Creek. An Aitken lived in that house until 1910 when the freeway took over. This Aitken family was in New Jersey for 144 years and Trenton 106 years.
The Aitkens went to the nearby Trenton and Lamberton Anti-Baptist Church on Union and Fall Street. The minister was the Rev. William Boswell who died in 1833. He started preaching Swedenborgian theology and started a new church called the Reformed General Baptist Church. After his death the church fell into decline and was used as a meeting house. Later the 1st Presbyterian Church purchased it and it was established as the Second Presbyterian Church.
Most of William's children practiced the Swedenborgian, New Jerusalem Religion after moving to Philadelphia, so apparently Rev. Bosell had some influence on them.
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