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     Sarah Turner married John Plympton, son of John Plimpton and Jane Dammant, on 28 February 1696.
     Married name: Plympton.

     Theron lived in Cornwall-on-Hudson.

     Thomas Turner died before 1693. He married Sarah Hyland before 1693.

     Tracy Turner married Jack Russell Dalin.
     Married name: Dalin.

     Trudy Turner married Aaron Needham.
     Married name: Needham.

     William B Turner married Catherine Anna Vreeland, daughter of Elias Jacob Vreeland and Rachel Van Houten, at Newark, Essex County, NJ.

     Hester Turneur married Frederick De Veaux.
     Married name: De Veaux.

     Sara Turneur married John Stagg, son of Cornelius Stagg and Antjie Christie. Sara Turneur was baptized on 3 January 1753.
     Married name: Stagg.

     Turnover married Sarah Smith, daughter of Austin David Smith and Elizabeth Galloway, before 1783.

     Polly Turrill married Ithiel Caulkins.
     Married name: Caulkins.

     Aaron A. Turse was born on 29 August 1852 at Werimus, Bergen County, NJ, (now Hillsdale, NJ). He married Sarah A. Straut, daughter of Abram J. Straut and Elizabeth Jane Litchult, on 1 January 1873 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ. Aaron A. Turse died on 2 November 1934 at 530 4th Ave, Westwood, NJ, at age 82. He was buried on 6 November 1934 at Westwood Cemetery.
     He was (an unknown value). The first Marshall of Westwood Borough, he also served as a volunteer fireman, a member of the Board of Education, and as a member of the Board of Health. In his later years he was a deputy sheriff, and served at the court house in Hackensack. Apparently when young, he also worked as a painter (at the age of 24 according to the 1880 census). The 1880 census has him living in Washington Township.

He was active in the community and well known locally, and often included in local news. One of the more unusual stories of the times, in October 1885, Westwood was struck by a forceful tornado. It tore up the new school house for which the village had just paid $5,000, crushing it and carrying off all but the floor timbers. Aaron saw the roof of the schoolhouse go, and grabbed two children and Sarah and ran into the yard to cling to a large tree in the yard. The village church was torn from its foundations and lifted 30 feet into the air. Barns were leveled and houses destroyed. The tornado tore a path about 200 feet wide and nearly two miles long.
(Chester Times, 5 Oct 1885, Archive)

Shortly after the official incorporation of the town as the Borough of Westwood on May 8, 1894, Mayor Isaac D. Bogert appointed the first two true law enforcement Officers in the newly formed Borough. Aaron Tuers and Genest Housman were officially appointed as Marshals and tasked primarily with the enforcement of a bicycle ordinance. Their compensation was $2.00 of each $5.00 fine levied against offenders. This system of compensation was certainly not perfect and sometimes required improvisation on behalf of the original Mayor and Council. On one occasion, when two men were found cycling on the sidewalks and did not have money to pay the fines, one of their bicycles was confiscated. The record does not indicated whether the Marshals or the treasury suffered the loss when the Mayor was unable to sell the bicycle for more than $8.00 to cover the two fines a few months later. Aaron remained a Marshall for a few more years, until the early 1900's. (Source: Westwood PD History)

He owned a home at 530 4th Avenue Westwood, NJ. Sons - Sanford + Aaron. Abram's grandson, Claude J. was brother to Muriel (Claude's sister Muriel Turse Conroy provided information.)

Death certificate lists Mary Thorp as maiden name of his mother.

     Aaron A., Jr. Turse was born on 2 January 1884 at Westwood, NJ. He married Mary A Straut, daughter of Harvey B. Straut, on 27 May 1912 at Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen County, NJ. Aaron A., Jr. Turse died on 4 March 1949 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ, at age 65 SSA worksheet for death benefits.
     1910 Cenus lists Aaron A Turse, Jr living with his father, Aaron and Sarrah, mother in Westwood, NJ

WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial No. 1796 in 1918 describes his present occupation as Painter, and his employer as Sandy Turse, his brother. He was living with his wife, Mary, in Westwood, NJ at the time of registration. He is described as tall and slender with black eyes and black hair.

1920 Census lists Aaron A Turse, Jr living with his father, Aaron in Westwood, NJ

We do not hold records for children, however we continue research on this family and have this bit of information:

Aaron Turse, Jr.

? Hackensack Republican 1899-7-20, Pg. 3 Col. 9
? Town: Westwood
? Type of Notice: Local
? Remarks: birth of a daughter.

     Abram J. Turse was born on 10 March 1877 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ. He married Maude Della (Mandy) Blauvelt on 25 September 1898 at NJ Methodist Church, Hillsdale, NJ. Abram J. Turse died on 4 October 1914 at age 37.
     He was (an unknown value).

     Aletta Turse was baptized on 18 April 1819. She was born on 23 May 1819 at Saddle River, NJ.

     Claude Abram Turse was buried at Westwood Cemetery. He was born on 24 December 1899. He married Elizabeth Henrietta Hubrath on 14 September 1920 at Trinity Church, Hoboken, NJ. Claude Abram Turse died on 5 November 1961 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ, at age 61 date may be 5 May - unverified.
     WWI Draft Registration Card, Serial Number 2358 lists Grove Street, Westwood, NJ as his address at the time of registration. This is Sanford's address. He describes his occupation as Mariner, employed by United States Shipping Board, 172 Border Street, East Boston, MA. His nearest relative is listed as Mandy Bevins (his mother remarried to William Bevan after Abram's death), also living at Grove Street, Westwood, NJ. He is described as medium build, with grey eyes, and dark brown hair.

     Claude J. Turse was born on 16 August 1921. He married Anne Elizabeth Nelligan on 2 May 1945. Claude J. Turse died on 16 October 1991 at New Jersey at age 70.
     Ferrrymaster, known as "Toots" , for the Erie Railroad. He was (an unknown value).

     David Hering Turse was born on 21 July 1859.

     Edward Aaron Turse was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, NJ. He married May Beck. Edward Aaron Turse was born on 6 June 1906 at Pearl River, Rockland County, NY. He died on 26 August 1980 at Medford, NJ, at age 74.

     Edward Aaron Turse Jr. was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Bergen County, NJ. He was born circa 1929. He died in 1936 at North Bergen, NJ, died of diptheria.
     He was (an unknown value). He was educated. He was (an unknown value).

     Ellsworth James Turse Sr. was born on 27 April 1903 at Pearl River, Rockland County, NY. He married Caroline Catherine Granger, daughter of George Francis Granger Sr. and Caroline (Carrie) Federlichner, on 1 June 1922. Ellsworth James Turse Sr. was buried in August 1980 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Dunedin, FL. He died on 15 August 1980 at Dunedin, FL, at age 77.
     Early in life, as a 16 year-old, Ellsworth was working as a tablulator for Western Electric. He started out his career in the travel business as a ticket clerk with the Erie Railroad. Soon after, he found his way to Clyde Mallory Line, a shipping company, and was employed there until World War II. Jim's sister, Joan, remembers one highlight of her Dad's employment with Clyde Mallory as taking a sea cruise that took her to Cuba. In his later years, Ellsworth returned to Cuba soon after Fidel Castro took over, and, with a delegation from the American Society of Travel Agents, met with Raoul Castro to discuss reopening tourism from the United States to Cuba. During the war he worked at Wright Aeronautical in Paterson, NJ in administration. He and Bill Walker became friends, and soon after the war the two of them joined Bill's father in transitioning a small local travel agency operating out of an office in an old house in Ridgewood, New Jersey, to a successful, full service agency that was located across from the Ridgewood train station for many years. Ellsworth served as Vice President of the agency, and opened an office in Westwood, New Jersey in the late 1950's in an effort to expand the agency's market share. The Westwood office never quite enjoyed the success expected, and soon after Ellsworth retired to Florida in 1965, the agency was closed. Ellsworth retired when he could because of poor health prompted by vision problems that he had suffered with all of his life since childhood. He had scarlet fever as a young boy and his vision was effected by the illness. In 1964 he underwent a double cataract operation that left his vision further impaired. At that point he made the decision to retire and move to Florida. To that end, he and his second wife, Inez, purchased a lot on Orange Avenue in New Port Richey, Florida, not far from his former brother-in-law, George Granger. Ellsworth and Inez could never quite find the right place to live in Florida, and for a short while tried living in Westwood, NJ, where Ellsworth had grown up. They moved several times in the Clearwater area, and at the time of his death he and Inez were living temporarily in a mobile home as they were planning for construction of a new home. Ellsworth died of complications from surgery for brain cancer.
RES 49 N. Maple Ave Park Ridge until 1951, 369 Cedar Ave Ridgewood NJ - 1954, 579 Overlook Dr Wyckoff, NJ - retired 1964 t
CONC o New Port Richey, FL.
He was (an unknown value). He was educated. He was (an unknown value).

     Garrett C. Turse married Adele (Addie) Kent, daughter of Albert C Kent. Garrett C. Turse was born on 21 July 1874. He died in 1945 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ. He was buried on 9 April 1945 at Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ, (Block 49, Lot 5E/Grave 1).
     Cemetery records show address record on date of purchase of the burial plot as:
10 Surry Lane
Tenafly, NJ

We believe the purchase was made by Adam Geyer in the name of Garry Turse.

     Garry Turse married Addie Kent, daughter of Albert C Kent.
     Name variation: Garry Tuers.

     Gladys Turse was born on 3 February 1910. She died on 20 March 1992 at age 82.
     SSN 150-54-3657. Name variation: Gladys Spellman.

     Harriet V. Turse married George Dewey Jones, son of James Demarest Jones and Margaret Josephine Sorhan. Harriet V. Turse was born on 9 January 1914 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ, (Family resided Grove Street, Westwood). She died on 16 May 1998 at age 84.
     She was educated. She was (an unknown value). Name variation: Harriet V. Jones. She was (an unknown value).

     Hazel L. Turse was born on 28 October 1909 at Westwood, Bergen County, NJ, (Family resided Lake Street). She married Charles Peter Hering, son of Irving C. Hering and Nellie Campbell, on 3 August 1927. Hazel L. Turse was buried in April 1983 at Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ, (photo of headstone). She died in April 1983 at Park Ridge, NJ, at age 73.
     She was (an unknown value). RES Lake Street, Westwood, NJ
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She was (an unknown value). She was educated. Name variation: Hazel L. Hering.

     Jacob Young Turse was born on 6 April 1821. He was baptized on 7 October 1821. He was born on 6 July 1822. He married Caroline Westervelt, daughter of John Westervelt and Hannah Blauvelt, on 13 January 1843. Jacob Young Turse died on 14 March 1916 at age 94.
     We have conflicting information regarding Jacob Young Turse's parents. The Blauvelt Genealogy has his father, Lawrence, as son of Jacob Toers and Aaltje Blauvelt, which we believe is correct, but the Ackerman Genealogy has Laurence married to Ann Ackerman, which we believe is incorrect for this line. We show Ann or Hannah Ackerman married to Laurence Tuers, s/o Abraham Toers and Rachel (not verified - please notify us if this record needs to be edited).

We have Jacob's Bible in our files. It gives the spelling of his name as TURSE, while much of the family continued to use the TUERS form of the name. This same spelling was taken by Aaron TURSE family of Westwood, NJ, although name variants appeared in public records until after 1890.

Jacob Y. Turse's Bible gives his birth date as 6 July 1822, a considerable variance from the RDC Paramus Baptism Record.

N.J. CivilWar Record: Page 764
NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS.
Company B, Twenty-second Regiment.
58. Turse, Jacob Y Private Sept. 1, '62 Sept. 22, '62 9 Mos June 25, '63
Source: NJ State Library Online Searchable Documents
RES 1880 Census, Ridgewood, Bergen, NJ. He was (an unknown value).

     Jessie Turse married Adam Geyer. Jessie Turse died in April 1971. She was buried on 12 April 1971 at Westwood Cemetery, Westwood, NJ.
     According to Muriel Turse Conroy, Jessie and Adam lived with her father at Ash Street in Westwood until he died, and inherited the house. Name variation: Jessie Geyer.

     Joan Caroline Turse was christened at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Montvale, NJ. She was born on 1 July 1929 at Hackensack Hospital, Hackensack, Bergen County, NJ, (Dr. H H Vandersluis attending physician). She died on 21 July 1979 at Pennsauken, NJ, at age 50.
     She was (an unknown value). SSN 139-22-8012 issued NJ. She was (an unknown value). She was educated. Name variation: Joan Caroline Lockwood.

     John Henry Turse was born on 17 September 1853.

     Lawrence L A Turse was born on 14 June 1865. He died on 7 April 1895 at age 29.
     Name variation: Lawrence A. Turse.