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Bishop Doane's Words, at the Burial of Mrs. Bradford
Excerpt from Bishop Doane's Words, at the Burial of Mrs. Bradford
Susan vergereau, eldest daughter of the Honora ble Elias Boudinot, was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, December 21, (st. Thomas' Day, ) 1764. He was President of the Congress of the United States, in 1783, and, in that capacity, signed the Treaty of Peace, with Great Britain. Her mother was Hannah, daughter of John Stockton, Esq., of Princeton, New Jersey; and sister of Richard Stock ton, one of the Signers of the Declaration of Ameri can Independence. The great - grandfather of her father. Was a Huguenot, by the name of Oudinot who left France, for England, on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: and took the name of Boudinot, under letters patent, from the Crown, in 1686. He, afterwards, came to America. His confidence, in the restitution of his family, to their native land, was so great, that, by his last will, he regularly devised his estates, there, as if still in possession of them; though, they had, long before, been confiscated, and sold.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Susan vergereau, eldest daughter of the Honora ble Elias Boudinot, was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey, December 21, (st. Thomas' Day, ) 1764. He was President of the Congress of the United States, in 1783, and, in that capacity, signed the Treaty of Peace, with Great Britain. Her mother was Hannah, daughter of John Stockton, Esq., of Princeton, New Jersey; and sister of Richard Stock ton, one of the Signers of the Declaration of Ameri can Independence. The great - grandfather of her father. Was a Huguenot, by the name of Oudinot who left France, for England, on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: and took the name of Boudinot, under letters patent, from the Crown, in 1686. He, afterwards, came to America. His confidence, in the restitution of his family, to their native land, was so great, that, by his last will, he regularly devised his estates, there, as if still in possession of them; though, they had, long before, been confiscated, and sold.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
22 pages, Paperback
Published October 12, 2018
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George Washington Doane
160 books3 followersGeorge Washington Doane (1799 – 1859) was an American churchman, educator, and the second bishop in the Episcopal Church for the Diocese of New Jersey.
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