The following are newspaper stories concerning residents of Burlington County that were published in the Hunterdon Democrat. Dates and Vols. are above each item. More to follow. I have found a few articles on members of my own family within them so I hope this helps someone else as well. Nov 11, 1840, Vol III, No. 11 (115) Marriage In Burlington, NJ., on Tuesday morning, 3d inst., by the Right Rev. G. W. Doane, D.D., Peter D. Vroom, Esq., of Somerville, NJ, Maria Matilda, only daughter of Garret D. Wall, Esq., of the first mentioned place. Jan 20, 1847, Vol IX, No. 22 (437) Died On the 5th inst., at Burlington, Mrs. Ann M. Wall, wife of Hon. Garret D. Wall. December 5, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 16, Whole No. 588 On Wednesday last, a singular accident occurred to a little boy of 8 or 9 years of age, in Burlington, N.J. He was eating a turnip while running. By accident a piece of it got into his windpipe. The operation of tracheotomy was performed, by making an incision in the windpipe but a fragment was ascertained to be so far down the bronchial tubes as to render impossible to save his life. He died about eight o'clock P.M. His name is Joseph Peacock. - Trenton True Am. November 14, 1849, Vol. XII, No. 13, Whole No. 585 In Lambertville, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Studdiford, Mr. Edwin Willard Callis, (formerly of this place), Editor of the "Family Casket and Burlington County Herald", to Miss Ellen G., daughter of Mr. George B. Orner, of Lambertville. November 27, 1850, Vol. XIII, No. 15, Whole No. 639 Death of Gen. Garret D. Wall Gen .Garret D. Wall died at his residence in Burlington last Friday night, being about 70 years of age. He has been for the last several years in ill health, his constitution having been greatly impaired by a stroke of paralysis about the year 1843. The immediate cause of his death is said to have been dropsy of the chest... July 30, 1851, Vol. XIII, No. 50, Whole No. 672 Burned to Death Near Juliustown, Mount, Burlington County, N.J., on Monday last, a daughter of Samuel Chambers, 15 or 16 years of age, was engaged at work around the fire place, when her clothes took fire, and she was so injured as to cause her death. August 16, 1854, Vol. XVII, No. 4, Whole No. 810 A Curious Confession A seaman on board a Prussian schooner Kenneth Kingsford, at Port Au Prince, had made oath before the American commercial agent at that place that he was the person who murdered John Meyer, last February, in the woods, near Burlington, N.J. He had fled from the United States, but hearing that an innocent man was likely to suffer for his crime, he desired to be sent to the United States for trial. The Prussian Consul refused to deliver up the man, and he has since disappeared. His name he said was John Muller, and at the time of the murder, he was in the employ of Alderman Soa, of Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. Nov 24, 1858, Vol XXI, No. 15 (1107) On the 17th inst., by Friend`s Ceremony, Mr. Wm. G. Wagoner, of Stanton, Hunterdon Co., to Miss Mary E., daughter of Nathan W. Black, Esq., of Columbus, Burlington Co., NJ. Jan. 23, 1861, Vol XXIII, No. 24 (1119) By the same, on the 10th inst., Mr. Francis M. Cullen to Miss Lizzie Dougherty, both of Burlington, Co. (Rev.Dr. Studdiford, Lambertville) Mar. 8, 1865, Vol. XXVII, No. 29 (1384) Sudden Deaths William Johnson and William Cale, residing near Batsto, Burlington county, died very suddenly last Sunday morning. They ate their suppers in good health on Saturday evening. A few hours afterward they were seized with violent pain, followed by vomiting. Dr. Stills was immediately sent for, and hastened to visit them, but before he arrived one had died and the other lingered only a few hours. They were promising young persons of steady habits, eighteen years old and near neighbors. The disease was maligant spotted fever. The black spots had broken out upon them in a most noticeable manner. July 15, 1868, Vol. XXX, No. 47 (1547) Death of a Well-Known Minister Rev. Isaac Winner, D.D., a prominent member of the New Jersey Conference of the Methodist Church, died on Sunday, 5th inst., at Delanco, Burlington County, in the 68th year of his age, and the 47th year of his ministry.... He has been failing in health for about a year, and at times suffered acutely from his disease, enlargement of the spleen. His funeral took place in Trenton, on Wednesday. Dec. 9, 1868, Vol. XXXI, No. 16 (1568) A little daughter of John W. Brown, of Vincentown, Burlington county, was attacked by a game cock recently and pricked so severely that lockjaw set in and resulted in her death. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp