Name |
Joel H. Sprague [1, 2] |
Born |
1841 |
Ocean Co., NJ, USA [3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
31 Aug 1850 |
Mansfield, Burlington Co., NJ, USA [5] |
R443P427S#214 |
John Sprange[sic] 54 farmer [all b NJ]
Catharine 49
Mary 26
John A. 24 watterman
Emeline 19
Sarah A. 15
Mahlon 11
Lydia 9
Joel 9
Emeline _[written over 25?] male[sic]
Mary E. 5
|
Census |
17 Aug 1860 |
Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [4] |
P.O.Trenton R697P148/521 |
John Sprague 63 farmer real estate $2700/personal $650[all b NJ]
Catharine 59
Mahlon 22 farm hand
Joel twin 18 farm hand
Lydia twin 18
|
Census |
2 Jul 1870 |
Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA [3, 5] |
Dwelling 308, Family 306, P. O. Hamilton Square |
Joel Sprague 30 farmer real estate $2000/personal $800NJ
Isabella Sprague.,22.,F.,W.,Keeping House.,NJ
Mary Sprague.,2.,F.,W.,--.,NJ
Catherine Sprague.,8/12 Sept.,F.,W.,--.,NJ
|
Census |
22 Jun 1880 |
Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [5] |
ED113P36S# |
Joel H. Spregg 38 farmer [all NJ NJ NJ]
Isabella 26 wife
Mary 12 dtr
Catharine 8 dtr
Edward 6 son
Elizabeth 1 dtr
|
Census |
1885 |
Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [5] |
New Jersey State Census, Northern Dstr p29 family 174, LDS film 888625 |
Joel H. Sprague 20-60
Isabella 20-60
Mary 5-20
Kate 5-20
Edward 5-20
Lydia 5-20
Elizabeth 5-20
Howard 0-4
Laura 0-4
|
Census |
1900 |
Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [6] |
Joel, Head, 58, born Jan 1841, married 33 years, born NJ,parents born NJ, Farmer
Sprague, Isabela (sic), Wife, 52, born Mar 1848, married 33years, 8 children, 7 still living, born NJ, parents born NJ
Sprague, Catherine, Daughter, 30, born Sep 1869, single,born NJ, parents born NJ
Sprague, Lidia E., Daughter, 26, born Oct 1873, single,born NJ, parents born NJ
Sprague, Howard, Son, 19, born Mar 1891, single, born NJ,parents born NJ, Farm Hand
Sprague, Laura B., Daughter, 16, born Jul 1888, born NJ,parents born NJ
|
Census |
1905 |
Mercer Co., NJ, USA [7] |
New Jersey State Census, LDS film 1688613, P4 family 83 [extracted] |
Joel H. Sprague 55
Isabella 57
Catheren 32
Lidia 27
Howard 23
Henry Thomson 23
William Sprague 72
|
Census |
28 Apr 1910 |
Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [5] |
ED34P10AS#191 |
Joel H. Sprague head 62 mx1 39y [all NJ NJ NJ] farmertruck farm
Isabella C. wife mx1 39y children 7/living 7
Catharine S. dtr 38 single
Lydia E. dtr 36 single
Howard son 28 single farmer laborer
|
Relationship to Family |
Twin |
Died |
24 Jul 1910 |
Mercer Co., NJ, USA [2] |
Buried |
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA [5] |
- NOTE: The following gravestone is a bit puzzling. Namesare all spelled corectly as we understand them. But noticethe base of the stone, J. H. and E. C. That should be I.C. A strange error.
findagrave.com
posted by Carol Foss
information re Harry posted by Judy Ryan
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer county, New Jersey
[a massive, ornate gravestone]
SPRAGUE
J. H. and E. C.
John H. Sprague 1841 1910
his wife
Isabella C. 1848 1917
son
Harry R.
Born and Died 1876
|
Notes |
- From Jane Sanderman Mason, correspondent, note of January22, 2013
Trenton (New Jersey) City Directory 1879
Trenton P.O.:...Mahlon Spragg, Joel Spragg,...
From Jane Sanderman Mason, correspondent, note of January29, 2013
ancestry.com Ramily Tree "The Ancestors of Robert L.Bartlett" posted by Robert Bartlett
Title: Spragg-Sprague; A rough compilation of the JohnSpragg Heirs By Ann S.Keklak
discovered in the Ocean County, New Jersey, HistoricalSociety
Not A Book
Page: "Joel, resident of Mercer County, New Jersey, diedintestate. died July 24, 1910, leaving a widow and sevenchildren. isabella d. Dec. 26, 1917"
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Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County NewJersey
Francis Bazley Lee
New York Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co. 1907
Vol II page 746-747
Joel H. Sprague, of Robbinsville, who has served histownship in more than one office of trust andresponsibility, is a representative of a numerous family.His father and paternal grandfather both bore the name ofJohn. The former lived at Spragtown, Ocean county, and wascaptain of a coasting vessel. When he relinquished amaritive life he settled in Hamilton township. He marriedCatharine, daughter of Israel Rulong, and they become theparents of the following children: Israel, Samuel, Mary,John, Charles, Emmeline, William, Sarah, Mahlon M., asketch of whom appears on another page of this work; Eliza(twin to Mahlon M.), died in infancy; Joel H.; Lydia (twinto Joel H.) deceased.Joel H. Sprague, son of John andCatharine (Rulong) Sprague, was born in Ocean county, andreceived his education in the public schools. Beforecoming to Mercer county the family moved to Columbus andthen to Burlington county, and in each of these places Mr.Sprague was the assistant of his father in farm work. Whenthey finally settled in Hamilton township, he became themanager of his father's farm of twenty-four acres,cultivating it for market gardening and fruit. At the ageof twenty-one he learned the carpenter's trade and followedit for two years near White Horse. Then for one year, hecultivated a farm of seventy-five acres. At the end ofthat time he purchased what was known as the Peter Rainearfarm, consisting of fifty acres, and on this land has sincemade his home, devoting his attention to market gardeningand the raising of fruit.
He has held the office of supervisor of roads, and foreighteen years in succession has served as school trustee.He belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 97,Hamilton Square, and in politics affiliates with theRepublicans. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopalchurch Mr. Sprague married Isabella Cranmer, and thefollowing are their children: Mary C., wife of FranklinRainear, children: Ruth, Benjamin, Isabella and Harvey.
Catherine S., Edward C., married Elizabeth Coleman, onechild, Leon. Lydia E. Howard. Lizzie, wife of RobertCoileman. Laura, wife of Irving Everett, one child, Verna.
Mrs. Sprague is a granddaughter of Jonathan Cranmer, and adaughter of Joel; S. Cranmer, the family being of Oceancounty. Joel S. Cranmer married Mary E., daughter ofWilliam and Rhoda (Garwood) Pullen Chapman, and twochildren were born to them: Isabella, wife of Joel H.Sprague. William E., married Martha Lippencott. After thedeath of his wife, Mr. Cranmer married her sister,Elizabeth Chapman, becoming by this marriage the father ofthe following children: George N., married Sarah Veitchand two children were born to them, Roy and Anna; afterSarah's death he married Annie Lattimore. Joel A. marriedMary Etta Adams, one child, Clement.
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Carol Foss included the following obituaries -
SPRAGUE--In Hamilton Township, on the 24th inst., JoelSprague, in the 70th year of his age. The relatives andfriends of the family, also Hamilton Lodge No 97 IOOF, areinvited to attend the funeral from his late residence,Olden Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Servicesat the house. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery atconvenience of the family. Carriages will meet 1 pm trollycars at White Horse.
Trenton Evening Times 25 July 1910 [4, 5]
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Person ID |
I131893 |
Sprague Project |
Last Modified |
18 Jan 2021 |
Family / Spouse |
Isabella S. Cranmer, b. 15 Mar 1848, White Horse, West Mercer Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 26 Dec 1917, Princeton Junction, Mercer Co., NJ, USA (Age 69 years) |
Married |
1 Jan 1867 |
Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA [1, 13] |
- New Jersey Marriage Record [extracted]
groom's name: Joel H. Sprague
bride's name: Isabella Crammer
bride's birth date: 1849
bride's age: 18
marriage date: 01 Jan 1867
marriage place: Hamilton Twp,Mercer, New Jersey
groom's father's name: John
groom's mother's name: Kate
bride's father's name: Joel
bride's mother's name: Mary
source film number: 584570 Mercercounty Vol T, original records at the New Jersey StateLibrary, Trenton
reference number: 2:2DX4MQ5 [5]
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Children |
+ | 1. Mary C. Sprague, b. 1 Jan 1868, Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 1951 (Age 82 years) |
| 2. Catherine S. Sprague, b. Sep 1869, Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 29 Aug 1948, Orthaepedic Hospital, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA (Age ~ 78 years) |
+ | 3. Edward C. Sprague, b. 1871, NJ, USA , d. 22 Nov 1937 (Age 66 years) |
| 4. Lydia Emma Sprague, b. 8 Oct 1873, Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 21 Nov 1915, Princeton Junction, Mercer Co., NJ, USA (Age 42 years) |
| 5. Harry R. Sprague, b. Apr 1876, Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 1876 |
| 6. Elizabeth C. Sprague, b. 20 May 1878, Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 19 Feb 1929 (Age 50 years) |
+ | 7. Howard Sprague, b. 22 Mar 1880, Hamilton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 2 Dec 1924, Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA (Age 44 years) |
+ | 8. Laura B. Sprague, b. 31 Jul 1883, Hamilton Twp., Mercer Co., NJ, USA , d. 19 Nov 1954, Highstown, Mercer Co., NJ, USA (Age 71 years) |
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Last Modified |
2 Feb 2013 |
Family ID |
F47948 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |