Adelia (Robbins) Riker (abt. 1813 - 1893)

Born about 1813 in Frankford Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

Wife of Jerome Riker — married about 1832 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1893 at about age 80 in Frankford Township, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Adelia Robbins was born in Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey, about 1813. She was the daughter of Charles Robbins and Hannah Bartlow.

Adelia married Jerome Riker in 1832 in Johnsonburg, Warren, New Jersey. They had nine known children - Allen, William B., Charles, Emily Jane, Joseph Pierson, Theodore F., Hannah E., John Edward, and Sarah Ellen. (Some sources say there were ten children, but no evidence for an additional child has been found).

In 1840, she was in a household in Frankford, Warren, New Jersey, that included her husband and three sons under age 10.^[1] From 1850 to 1880, Jerome and Adelia lived with various of their children in Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey, where Jerome was occupied as a laborer.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Jerome died in March 1884. in 1885, Adelia was living with her daughters Hannah and Emily (and her family), and next to two sons, William and Theodore, and their families.^[9]

Adelia reached 80 years of age and died in Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey, on January 19, 1893.^[10] She was buried at Branchville Cemetery in Branchville, Sussex, New Jersey.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Year: 1840; Census Place: Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 260; Page: 24; Family History Library Film: 0016520. Image
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. Year: 1850; Census Place: Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 464; Page: 262B. Image
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Image
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. Year: 1860; Census Place: Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: M653_709; Page: 420; Family History Library Film: 803709. Image
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, State Census, 1865 [database on-line]. New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1865; Reference Number: 5. Image
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_889; Page: 47A. Image
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Reference Number: 5; Page Number: 42. Image
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. 48179_548670-00435. Image
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885 [database on-line]. Reference Number: 5; Page Number: 42. Image
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 [database on-line]. Image
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #16927263