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Update on the Updike Family Bible
Posted by: pcroft (ID *****3402) Date: January 09, 2003 at 13:04:41
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First of all, thanks to Joan for sending me this wonderful treasure.
I hope this info is useful to someone.


Inside the first page is inscribed:
Andrew M Updike
Cherry Valley
June 1860


Recorded in the bible:

Marriages

Andrew M Updike and Elizabeth A. Harding m Nov 22, 1855



Births and deaths:
(by all the childrens' names it says "our son" or "our daughter")

Catherine Marie Updike b Oct 22, 1856 -- Catherine M. Conover wife of Charlie Conover d. Jan 17, 1882 aged 25year 3 mo 5 days

Abraham D Updike b. June 5, 1858 d. Oct 4. 1858 aged four months

Sarah Jane Updike b. Dec 12, 1859 d. June 10, 1901 age 41 yrs 5 mo 28 days

Abel H Updike b. April 4, 1862 d. Nov. 13, 1935

Della H Updike b. September 2, 1864
by all the childrens' names it says "our son" or "our daughter"



Elizabeth A. Updike d. April 10, 1906

Andrew M. Updike d. Aug 22, 1884 age 56 yrs 7 mo. 26 days

Laura Updike wife of Abel Updike d. June 9, 1941



I found the following info in the old Opdyke geneology book online.








CHAPTER J ; DESC'TS OF PETER UPDIKE. - 331


ship. The records also show that Peter owned 149 acres in Montgomery Township in 1820, and 125 acres in Hillsborough Township in 1826. Excepting one year spent near Pennington, he always lived on his farm on the road running from Pennington to Rocky Hill, 2 1/2 miles north of Princeton; this is precisely the location of the farm of his father Peter, as described in the old Road Survey of 1792, adjoining the farm of John Updike Jr. at Cherry Valley. Aaron was a successful farmer and much beloved for his many virtues; was a tall straight man, 5 feet 11 inches in height, weighing 153 pounds. Died 1861. His sons were all tall and heavy men.
Children. Birth. Death. Married. Residence. Occupation.
20 Samuel Bayard. 1810. 1888. Sarah Hart. Near Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
21 Peter. 1812. 1866. Louisa Terhune. Pennington, N. J. Farmer.
22 Ann Maria. 1816. 1847. William Johnson. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
23 Farman. 1823. 1843. Unmarried. Princeton, N. J.
24 George S. 1825. 1843.
25 Andrew M. 1828. 1884. Elizabeth Harding. Princeton, N. J. Farmer.
26 Abr. Dubois. 1830. liv'g. 1. Julia Houghton. . . . . Kansas. Farmer.
2. Margaret Drake.
Abraham Dubois has no children.









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