Maria (Speer) Van Riper (1786 - 1866)

Born 13 Feb 1786 in Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died Mar 1866 at age 80 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Maria Speer was born on February 13, 1786, in Belleville, New Jersey. She married Abraham Van Riper on September 15, 1804, in Essex, New Jersey. They had five children in 17 years. She died in March 1866 in Passaic, New Jersey, having lived a long life of 80 years.

Birth

• Maria Speer was born on February 13, 1786, in Belleville, New Jersey.

Marriage

• Maria Speer married Abraham Van Riper in Essex, New Jersey, on September 15, 1804, when she was 18 years old.^[1][2]

Death

• Maria Speer died in March 1866 in Passaic County, New Jersey, when she was 80 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ Scott, William Winfield. History of Passaic and Its. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922. Multiple Volumes. Vol II, Biographical, Page 47.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. New Jersey Marriages. New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Vol 265, Nat'l Society # 52822.