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From: "Ilsa Lezgus" <>
Subject: Re: census lookup, Dover twnshp
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 16:41:16 -0500


Maureen,
I think the word "fulling" that you question, must be fishing. (I know how
old stuff is hard to read.) Ilsa Lezgus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Maureen Foster" <>
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: census lookup, Dover twnshp


> Dover Township, now in Ocean County, was originally part of Monmouth
County.
> It was created from a part of Monmouth County's Shrewsbury Township in
1767.
> According to "The Township of Dover 1767 - 1992, 225 Years: A Rededication
Of
> Spirit", by Pauline Miller, Dover Twp. ran from the Metedaconk River to
Oyster
> Creek and from the ocean to the Burlington County line. The early settlers
were
> Quakers. Principal industries were lumber milling, grist milling,
fulling(?),
> charcoal making and bog iron. By 1860, the bog iron had been depleted. The
> original Dover Township included the present day townships of Dover,
> Manchester, Berkeley, Lacey, Jackson, Plumstead, Lakewood, part of Brick
and
> the barrier island from the mouth of the Metedeconk (Manatloking) to
Barnegat
> Light. In 1830, the population was 2898 and there were 480 heads of
> households.
> This is what makes the search for our Ocean County ancestors so
challenging!
>
> theodore r page wrote:
>
> > Hi List,
> >
> > A small correction to my request posting for census lookup. Dover
township
> > is in Ocean County, not
> > Monmouth as stated in the body of the posting. Thanks, Ted Page
>

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