I haven't been able to connect all the pieces of this family Bible together. ---Robin http://members.aol.com/RLCww/index.htm According to the Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, edited by Francis Bazley Lee (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), the Booraem name is taken from Boerum, Friesland, Holland (p. 479). Over the years, the name has been spelled many different ways, including Booraem, Booream, Boerum, Boorum, and Boughrum. Gilbert Boorum Bible This record includes three different family records, letters, and financial papers. Lois Sodon Dashkavich donated the Boorum Bible record #5190 to the Genealogical Society of New Jersey for its Bible Record Collection housed at Rutgers Library. Family Register Gilbert Boorum was born May 24, 1797 Lydia Rue was born May 31, 1800 Gilbert Boorum and Lydia Rue were married Oct 4, 1818 John Boorum (their son) was born Feb 2d, 1822 Sydney Boorum was born August 25th, 1824 Catherine Jane Boorum was born Feb 18th, 1827 Elizabeth Boorum was born July 17th, 1829 William Henry Boorum was born April 19, 1832 Abigail Ann Boorum was born Sept 27th, 1834 Mary Ellaener[?] Boorum was born July 29th, 1837 Margaret Harriet Booreum was born Aug 12th, 1840 William Henry Boorum died Aug 22d, 1834 There's a letter from Mary C Boorum & Sidney Boorum of Staten Island dated March 3, 1867 to his parents. "I had a little boy baby born January 7 and he took sick and died the 27 February. We are very unlucky with our children now for this is three one after another." Family Record John Mont Boughrum died Nov 4, 1893 (written above the typeset "births" headings) Casy Boughrum was born December 24, 1865 John Whitford Boughrum was son of Rose & [?] Whitfield Boughrum was born Sept 13, 1883 & died the 19th of Sep 1883 Andrew Yugen Boughrum was born Jan 23th, 1885/Andrew Yugen Boughrum died Jan 21, 1912 Maryelen Boughrum was mared on the 18 October 1865 to Enoch V Burke Jennie Boughrum was mared 1871 8 of October to William Mack WF Boughrum was married to Rosa M Yarbrough of Richmond, VA on Feb 9, 18__ at the age of 18 years John Whitfield Royal Stanly Boughrum was born 29th Sep 1887 the son of Rosa & Whitfield Boughrum J Witfield Boughrum Jr was born Nov 1 1889 the son of Witfield and Rosa M Boughrum Births Archibald Sodon was born March the 30, 1830 Abigail Ann Boorum was born Sept the 27, 1834 Archibald Sodon & Abigail Ann Boorum were married June the 29 1850 William Sodon of Archey an Abigail Sodon was born december the 21 1851 Rebekah[?] Schank Sodon daughter of Archey and Abigail an Sodon born May the 2, 1853 James Tompsone[?] Sodon was born Febray the 1, 1856 Edward [_idezey?] Sodon the sone of Archey and Abigail an Sodon was born Aprl the 8, 1860 John Parker Sodon the son Archey and Abigail an Sodon was born novemder the 2, 1863 Samuel Boorum Sodon the son of Archey an Abigail an Sodon was born Augst the 28, 1866 Carry H Sodon the daughter Archey and bigail an Sodon was born May the 13 1869 bigail and Sodon the daughter Archey and bigail An Sodon was born Janery the 17, 1872 in this date of this family/in the year of our lord 1883/truly j.t.s.