Guerin Family Bible Records

The following Bible record was copied by George H. Coulthard of Dover, NJ on June 8, 1975 at Marcella, NJ.  The Bible contains the Old and New Testaments, and was published in 1841 in New York for the American Bible Society. The Bible is now in the possession of a Guerin family descendant.  (Additional information on the Guerin family is also available on our site.)

Eliza Hopkins - born March 21, 1813 
    married William Ede December 29, 1853 by the Rev. P. Vandant of Newark, NJ.

Grace Guerin was borned October 27, 1873

Edward W. Guerin was borned March 23, 1876

Sarah A.L. Guerin was borned October 5, 1880

William L. Guerin was borned January 13, 1884

Urania Guerin was borned May 26, 1889

Lettie B. Guerin was borned January 13, 1894

Married:  Benjamin Pearce Jr. to Sadie An Lyon Guerin on March 8, 1899

Benjamin Franklin Pearce was borned February 1, 1900

Lorenzo Dobbins died May 5, 1854

Urhaney Smith died March the 25th, 1866

Edward W. Guerin died Sept. 18, 1876

Urania Guerin died July 26, 1889, aged 2 months

Oliver Guerin died August 19, 1892, aged 1 year 2 months and 2 weeks

Mother (Urania Guerin) died August 29, 1898 aged 44 years 15 days

Eliza Ede died May 15, 1885

Newton Clark Guerin died January 19, 1895  

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On a slip of paper in the old Bible was written the following information:

Mary (T)hiffe  died Tuesday Aug. 25, 186(3) (or 8?)

Eddie Walsh Guerin was born Mar. 23, 1876, died Sept. 18, 1876

My Mother died Mar. 25, 1866

Delia H. Smith died Aug. 21, 1875

Guerin Family Bible Records in possession of (Mrs. M.F.) Mary Conkling Ellis, Basking Ridge, NJ  Feb. 18, 1936.  

Births

   I - Thomas Guerin born 1713 died 1790

  II - Levi Guerin born 1740 died 1820

  III - Joshua born 1771  
        Jacob born 1773 
        John born 1782  
        Ashabel born 1783

 IV - Children Jacob [and] Phebe born 1781  
       Mary born 1803  
       William born 1807  
       John born 1811  
       Eliza born 1813  
       Bradner born 1815  
       Jane born 1818  
       Bradner born 1821

  V - Children John [and] Martha Pierson born 1811  
       Mary Guerin born 1832  
       Albina R. Guerin born 1834  
       Julia Ann Guerin born 1836  
       Phebe Elizabeth Guerin born 1839

  VI - Children Phebe Elizabeth and Oscar Conkling born 1836  
        Margaret E. Conkling born 1858  
        George E. Conkling born 1859  
        Mary Hall Conkling born 1865  
        Florence E. Conkling born 1873

VII - Children Mary Hall and Monroe F. Ellis born 1843  
       George Conkling Ellis born 1901  
       Margaret Conkling Ellis born 1899  
       Katherin Monroe Ellis born 1903

  [This bible record also includes names of later descendants who may still be living]

Deaths

Jane Guerin departed this life Sept. 12, 1818

Bradner Guerin departed this life Sept. 18, 1818

Jacob Guerin departed this life Aug. 11, 1834

Katherine Jane Pierson departed this life Feby. 25, 1842

Rufus Pierson departed this life Feby. 15, 1844

Mary Guerin Pierson departed this life Sept. 13, 1847

William Guerin departed this life Jan. 28, 1850

Phebe Guerin departed this life Feby. 22, 1850

Rebecca Schomp departed this life Dec. 10, 1849

Eliza Talmage departed this life Feby. 5, 1853

John Blazier departed this life Oct. 19, 1853

John Ballentine departed this life Feby. 22, 1857

Albina R. Guerin departed this life May 14, 1860

Elizabeth Guerin departed this life Oct. 5, 1864

Jane Gobel departed this life Sept. 26, 1867

James Ballentine departed this life Sept. 17, 1866

Mary Guerin Mc Murtry departed this life Nov. 18, 1871

Eliza Guerin Ballentine departed this life Oct. 29, 1873

Mary Guerin Blazier departed this life Sept. 7, 1876

John Guerin departed this life Jan. 25, 1881

Joseph Sutton departed this life May 13, 1879

Oscar Conkling departed this life March 6, 1892

Martha Pierson Guerin departed this life Jan. 22, 1894

Margaret Conkling Ellis departed this life July 3, 1900

George E. Conkling departed this life Jan. 8, 1901

Phebe Elizabeth Guerin Conkling departed this life July 14, 1914

Margaret E. Conkling departed this life May 11, 1920  

Source: Guerin Vertical File, Local History and Genealogy Department, Morristown/Morris Township Library, Morristown, New Jersey and Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter, volume 7, number 1 (March 1994):7.

(Additional, non-verified, information on the Guerin family, is also available on our site.)

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