When did Bayonne take its name? What was it before it was Bayonne? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Liz
Liz, This website has a brief history, as well as other links. http://www.cmyname.com/HudsonCounty/ Obtained thru the NJ Hudson County Genweb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhudson/ Hope it helps, Maureen On 1/12/07, Liz Haren <[email protected]> wrote: > When did Bayonne take its name? What was it before it was Bayonne? > > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks! > Liz
Thanks very much to everyone who answered my question, especially MJ Mann, JBeekman and Helen G. A wealth of information from the members of this group! I really appreciate it. Liz On 1/12/07, MJ Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > Liz, > > This website has a brief history, as well as other links. > http://www.cmyname.com/HudsonCounty/ > > Obtained thru the NJ Hudson County Genweb site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhudson/ > > Hope it helps, > Maureen > > On 1/12/07, Liz Haren <[email protected]> wrote: > > When did Bayonne take its name? What was it before it was Bayonne? > > > > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Thanks! > > Liz > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Bayonne was formed in 1861, with the combination of (from north to south) Salterville (or Pamrapo), Centreville, Constable Hook, and Bergen Point. Settlement dates back to 1646, when Constable Jacob Roy was granted a patent, hence the name Constable's Hook. See, if you can, Daniel Van Winkle, History of the Municipalities of Hudson County (1924), or Lurie and Mappen, eds., The Encyclopedia of New Jersey (2004) JWB -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Liz Haren Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 1:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NJHUDSON] Bayonne became Bayonne, when? When did Bayonne take its name? What was it before it was Bayonne? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Liz ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message