He was baptised July 24, 1825 in Hackney St John, Hackney, England
In 1841 he is living with his parents and siblings at St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands .
Sometime between 1841 and 1851 he immigrated to New Jersey, USA.
He married Mary Ann Easton who was also born in England, on Aug. 7. 1851 in St. Peter's Church, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
In 1860 he was 37 and a cabinet maker in Washington Twp., Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana. He was living with his wife Mary A Zurhorst age 37, John Easton Zurhorst age 7 (1853 New Jersey), George Pickford Zurhorst age 5 (1854 Indiana), Frank Zurhorst age 4 (Indiana).
In 1863 he is listed as an undertaker and in 1866 the tax list says he makes coffins.
His wife Mary A. Easton Zurhorst died March 1, 1866 and is buried in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
He died June 20, 1873 at the age of 50 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. He is also buried in the Congressional Cemetery there. His sons are buried with him: John in 1886, George in 1872 and Frank in 1875.
Source Citation London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p79/jn1/032 Source Information Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Board of Guardian Records and Church of England Parish Registers. London Metropolitan Archives, London.
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, Marriage Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1880 (Barber Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Barber, Gertrude A., comp. Marriages taken from the "Brooklyn Eagle." Volumes 1-14. n.p.: n.p., 1963-66.
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