Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameGertrude Ann SPEAR 332
Birth1 Mar 1830, Acquackanonk, Essex County, New Jersey336
Baptism28 Mar 1830, Acquackanonk, Essex County, New Jersey338
Death9 Oct 1893, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey458,336,444
Burial11 Oct 1893, Sandy Hill Cemetery, Paterson, New Jersey
OccupationMother of 4 children
FatherTheunis I. SPEER (1788-1863)
Spouses
Birth4 Dec 1824, New Jersey459
Death30 Apr 1892, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey458,444
FatherRalph VAN HOUTEN (1797-<1860)
MotherJane VAN HOUTEN (1802->1870)
ChildrenSophia (1850-)
 Jane (1852-)
 Ralph (1856-)
 Mary Kipp (1861-)
Obituary notes for Gertrude Ann SPEAR
Paterson Daily Press, 10 October 1893, p. 5, viewed on Google Newspapers
Van Houten – in this city, on Monday, Oct. 9th, 1893, Gertrude A., widow of William R. Van Houten, aged 68 years.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Wednesday, Oct. 11th, from her late residence, No. 216 Van Houten street, at 2 o’clock p.m. Interment at Sandy Hill.
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