Phila. Inquirer, 08/22/1896
THOMAS J. DUFFIELD, retired, P.O. Eden, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa., December 15, 1827, and is a son of Thomas and Rachel (Dewees) Duffield. His mother was of Swedish descent and her people were the first to manufacture paper in the United States. His father's people were among the early English emigrants in America. When the Duffield family first came to America in 1679, they located in Burlington, N.J., and bought 2000 acres of land, principally in Philadelphia county, Pa., but a part in Bucks county. They were generally farmers, but one in each family learned a trade. Mr. Duffield's grandfather was a tanner by trade. He served in the revolution, in which he was a non-commissioned officer. He owned a tanyard in Germantown, in Philadelphia county, but it was destroyed by the British. His son, Thomas, was a carpenter and settled in Oxford, Lower Dublin, Philadelphia county, and subsequently in the city. Thomas J. Duffield was educated in Philadelphia and learned the carpenter and wheelwright trades, which he followed until 1861. At the breaking out of the war he was employed at the Schuylkill United States arsenal in the storage and handling of government goods, and in 1863 was promoted by Secretary of War Stanton to the superintendency of the government clothing manufactory at Philadelphia, and a part of this time had ten thousand employees under his charge. In 1865 he resigned this position and engaged in manufacturing glass at Kaighn's Point, N.J., subsequently engaging in the manufacture of carriages and wagons in Philadelphia. In this business he met with success, and in 1875 sold out and bought a farm in Middletown township. Since 1886 he has not engaged in the work of the farm. He lately erected a neat and substantial residence near Langhorne station, where he has bought property and now resides. On July 17, 1854, he was married in Philadelphia to Mary. J., daughter of George and Mary (Baker) De Haven, of German and French origin. Her great-grandfather, Jacob De Haven, being very wealthy, furnished large supplies to the army in the revolutionary war, which impoverished him. Their union has been blessed with eight children, four living: Elizabeth, wife of R. M. Wood; Harry, who is a merchant and postmaster at Eden, Bucks county; Laura and Frank, who are the younger, remain at home.
CHAPTER XXXV.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES — MIDDLETOWN.
The History of Bucks County by J. D. Battle 1887
NOTE: The Jacob Dehaven mentioned is not JAcob, son of Peter I. But is the one who married Mercy Van Pelt. JM Patterson
THOMAS J. DUFFIELD, retired, P.O. Eden, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa., December 15, 1827, and is a son of Thomas and Rachel (Dewees) Duffield. His mother was of Swedish descent and her people were the first to manufacture paper in the United States. His father's people were among the early English emigrants in America. When the Duffield family first came to America in 1679, they located in Burlington, N.J., and bought 2000 acres of land, principally in Philadelphia county, Pa., but a part in Bucks county. They were generally farmers, but one in each family learned a trade. Mr. Duffield's grandfather was a tanner by trade. He served in the revolution, in which he was a non-commissioned officer. He owned a tanyard in Germantown, in Philadelphia county, but it was destroyed by the British. His son, Thomas, was a carpenter and settled in Oxford, Lower Dublin, Philadelphia county, and subsequently in the city. Thomas J. Duffield was educated in Philadelphia and learned the carpenter and wheelwright trades, which he followed until 1861. At the breaking out of the war he was employed at the Schuylkill United States arsenal in the storage and handling of government goods, and in 1863 was promoted by Secretary of War Stanton to the superintendency of the government clothing manufactory at Philadelphia, and a part of this time had ten thousand employees under his charge. In 1865 he resigned this position and engaged in manufacturing glass at Kaighn's Point, N.J., subsequently engaging in the manufacture of carriages and wagons in Philadelphia. In this business he met with success, and in 1875 sold out and bought a farm in Middletown township. Since 1886 he has not engaged in the work of the farm. He lately erected a neat and substantial residence near Langhorne station, where he has bought property and now resides. On July 17, 1854, he was married in Philadelphia to Mary. J., daughter of George and Mary (Baker) De Haven, of German and French origin. Her great-grandfather, Jacob De Haven, being very wealthy, furnished large supplies to the army in the revolutionary war, which impoverished him. Their union has been blessed with eight children, four living: Elizabeth, wife of R. M. Wood; Harry, who is a merchant and postmaster at Eden, Bucks county; Laura and Frank, who are the younger, remain at home.
CHAPTER XXXV.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES — MIDDLETOWN.
The History of Bucks County by J. D. Battle 1887
NOTE: The Jacob Dehaven mentioned is not JAcob, son of Peter I. But is the one who married Mercy Van Pelt. JM Patterson
Phila. Inquirer, 08/22/1896
THOMAS J. DUFFIELD, retired, P.O. Eden, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa., December 15, 1827, and is a son of Thomas and Rachel (Dewees) Duffield. His mother was of Swedish descent and her people were the first to manufacture paper in the United States. His father's people were among the early English emigrants in America. When the Duffield family first came to America in 1679, they located in Burlington, N.J., and bought 2000 acres of land, principally in Philadelphia county, Pa., but a part in Bucks county. They were generally farmers, but one in each family learned a trade. Mr. Duffield's grandfather was a tanner by trade. He served in the revolution, in which he was a non-commissioned officer. He owned a tanyard in Germantown, in Philadelphia county, but it was destroyed by the British. His son, Thomas, was a carpenter and settled in Oxford, Lower Dublin, Philadelphia county, and subsequently in the city. Thomas J. Duffield was educated in Philadelphia and learned the carpenter and wheelwright trades, which he followed until 1861. At the breaking out of the war he was employed at the Schuylkill United States arsenal in the storage and handling of government goods, and in 1863 was promoted by Secretary of War Stanton to the superintendency of the government clothing manufactory at Philadelphia, and a part of this time had ten thousand employees under his charge. In 1865 he resigned this position and engaged in manufacturing glass at Kaighn's Point, N.J., subsequently engaging in the manufacture of carriages and wagons in Philadelphia. In this business he met with success, and in 1875 sold out and bought a farm in Middletown township. Since 1886 he has not engaged in the work of the farm. He lately erected a neat and substantial residence near Langhorne station, where he has bought property and now resides. On July 17, 1854, he was married in Philadelphia to Mary. J., daughter of George and Mary (Baker) De Haven, of German and French origin. Her great-grandfather, Jacob De Haven, being very wealthy, furnished large supplies to the army in the revolutionary war, which impoverished him. Their union has been blessed with eight children, four living: Elizabeth, wife of R. M. Wood; Harry, who is a merchant and postmaster at Eden, Bucks county; Laura and Frank, who are the younger, remain at home.
CHAPTER XXXV.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES — MIDDLETOWN.
The History of Bucks County by J. D. Battle 1887
NOTE: The Jacob Dehaven mentioned is not JAcob, son of Peter I. But is the one who married Mercy Van Pelt. JM Patterson
THOMAS J. DUFFIELD, retired, P.O. Eden, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa., December 15, 1827, and is a son of Thomas and Rachel (Dewees) Duffield. His mother was of Swedish descent and her people were the first to manufacture paper in the United States. His father's people were among the early English emigrants in America. When the Duffield family first came to America in 1679, they located in Burlington, N.J., and bought 2000 acres of land, principally in Philadelphia county, Pa., but a part in Bucks county. They were generally farmers, but one in each family learned a trade. Mr. Duffield's grandfather was a tanner by trade. He served in the revolution, in which he was a non-commissioned officer. He owned a tanyard in Germantown, in Philadelphia county, but it was destroyed by the British. His son, Thomas, was a carpenter and settled in Oxford, Lower Dublin, Philadelphia county, and subsequently in the city. Thomas J. Duffield was educated in Philadelphia and learned the carpenter and wheelwright trades, which he followed until 1861. At the breaking out of the war he was employed at the Schuylkill United States arsenal in the storage and handling of government goods, and in 1863 was promoted by Secretary of War Stanton to the superintendency of the government clothing manufactory at Philadelphia, and a part of this time had ten thousand employees under his charge. In 1865 he resigned this position and engaged in manufacturing glass at Kaighn's Point, N.J., subsequently engaging in the manufacture of carriages and wagons in Philadelphia. In this business he met with success, and in 1875 sold out and bought a farm in Middletown township. Since 1886 he has not engaged in the work of the farm. He lately erected a neat and substantial residence near Langhorne station, where he has bought property and now resides. On July 17, 1854, he was married in Philadelphia to Mary. J., daughter of George and Mary (Baker) De Haven, of German and French origin. Her great-grandfather, Jacob De Haven, being very wealthy, furnished large supplies to the army in the revolutionary war, which impoverished him. Their union has been blessed with eight children, four living: Elizabeth, wife of R. M. Wood; Harry, who is a merchant and postmaster at Eden, Bucks county; Laura and Frank, who are the younger, remain at home.
CHAPTER XXXV.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES — MIDDLETOWN.
The History of Bucks County by J. D. Battle 1887
NOTE: The Jacob Dehaven mentioned is not JAcob, son of Peter I. But is the one who married Mercy Van Pelt. JM Patterson
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