John Finney, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Lambertville, N. J., died suddenly yesterday afternoon. He was the head of the Lambertville Spoke Manufacturing company, one of the largest mills of the kind in the country, having branch agencies all over the civilized world. Mr. Finney was said to be worth $250,000 in cash besides owning much real estate.
~ Syracuse Daily Standard [New York], 1894
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1870 (Sep) Census, Delaware, Hunterdon, NJ:
John Finney, 42, lumber dealer, b CT.
Eliza, 38, keeping house, b NJ.
Emma, 15, b NJ.
Melia E., 13, b NJ.
Ida M., 11, b NJ.
Sarah J., b NJ.
Louisa, 3, b NJ.
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1880 Census, Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ:
John Finney, 50, Spoke Manufct., b CT, parents CT.
Eliza B., 48, wife, keeping house, b NJ, parents NJ.
Addie, 22, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Ida, 10, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Sallie, 17, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Louisa G., 13, dtr, at home, b NJ.
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Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, R.I., by Howard Finney, Sr., 1957, p. 137:
John Finney, b. Aug. 27, 1829; d. Jan 16, 1894, in Lambertville, N.J.; m. March 5, 1893, Eliza Boice Coriell, who was b. May 15 or 16, 1831, and d. April 19, 1900, a dau. Of Ira Smalley Coriell and Jane Manning Boice.
Children:
1) Emma Delia, b. May 27, 1855, in Middlebush, N.J.; m. Jan. 1, 1878, Ashbel Welch, Jr., who was b. Feb. 5, 1854.
2) Amelia Adelaide, m. June 17, 1886, Albert D. Anderson.
3) Sarah Zelia.
4) Louise Clark, m. Oct. 13, 1893, Frank A. Merrick.
John Finney, one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Lambertville, N. J., died suddenly yesterday afternoon. He was the head of the Lambertville Spoke Manufacturing company, one of the largest mills of the kind in the country, having branch agencies all over the civilized world. Mr. Finney was said to be worth $250,000 in cash besides owning much real estate.
~ Syracuse Daily Standard [New York], 1894
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1870 (Sep) Census, Delaware, Hunterdon, NJ:
John Finney, 42, lumber dealer, b CT.
Eliza, 38, keeping house, b NJ.
Emma, 15, b NJ.
Melia E., 13, b NJ.
Ida M., 11, b NJ.
Sarah J., b NJ.
Louisa, 3, b NJ.
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1880 Census, Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ:
John Finney, 50, Spoke Manufct., b CT, parents CT.
Eliza B., 48, wife, keeping house, b NJ, parents NJ.
Addie, 22, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Ida, 10, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Sallie, 17, dtr, at home, b NJ.
Louisa G., 13, dtr, at home, b NJ.
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Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, R.I., by Howard Finney, Sr., 1957, p. 137:
John Finney, b. Aug. 27, 1829; d. Jan 16, 1894, in Lambertville, N.J.; m. March 5, 1893, Eliza Boice Coriell, who was b. May 15 or 16, 1831, and d. April 19, 1900, a dau. Of Ira Smalley Coriell and Jane Manning Boice.
Children:
1) Emma Delia, b. May 27, 1855, in Middlebush, N.J.; m. Jan. 1, 1878, Ashbel Welch, Jr., who was b. Feb. 5, 1854.
2) Amelia Adelaide, m. June 17, 1886, Albert D. Anderson.
3) Sarah Zelia.
4) Louise Clark, m. Oct. 13, 1893, Frank A. Merrick.
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