All this came from Diane (Walters) Hearne (0.606). BEGIN Louisa was born on March 28, 1819 in New Jersey and married Christopher Welch who was born on December 9, 1811 in Pohatcong Township, Sussex County (Pohatcong Township became part of Warren County in 1824), New Jersey. They were living in Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey in 1870. Louisa died on February 28, 1902 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey and was buried on March 3, 1902 in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery in New Jersey. Christopher died on November 13, 1885 in Pohatcong Township. Christopher is the son of Abner Welch (1774 - 1855) and Catherine Tinsman. Abner Welch is the son of William Welch and Sarah Wharton who were Quakers. 1870 NJ census Christopher Welch, 58, laborer b. NJ living Montville Twp, Morris co., PO Boonton, laborer Louisa, 50 keeping house, b. NJ Anna, 11 b. New Jersey Martha Dalton 24 b, NJ sons Christopher 3 b. NJ and Charles 1, b. NJ From the Easton Express, Easton, Pennsylvania dated March 1, 1902 (photocopy of unnumbered page, supplied in correspondence of October 9, 2002 from Sharon Gothard, Easton (PA) Area Public Library, to Noelle Van Pulis (spouse of 0.605)): BEGIN Mrs. Louise Welch. / Mrs Louise Welch, widow of Christopher Welch, died at the home of her son-in-law, C. C. Rosenberg, No. 212 Mercer street, yesterday afternoon in the 84th year of her age. Deceased is survived by the following children: Mrs. C. C. Rosenberg and John Welch, of Phillipsburg; George Welch, of Alma, Marion county, Ill., Robert Welch, of Hoboken, and Mrs. John Price of Newark; also by two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Nancy Modavis, of Oxford, Mich.; William Garrison, of Pontiac, Mich.; James Garrison, of Belvidere, and Mrs. Josephine Spangenberg, [sic, should be Rebecca Spangenburg] of Springtown. The deceased was a member of St. James Lutheran Church. END From the Easton Express, Easton, Pennsylvania dated March 4, 1902 (photocopy of unnumbered page, supplied in correspondence of October 9, 2002 from Sharon Gothard, Easton (PA) Area Public Library, to Noelle Van Pulis (spouse of 0.605)): BEGIN The funeral of Mrs. Louise Walsh [sic] took place yesterday afternoon from the home of her son-in-law, C. C. Rosenberg, on Mercer street. Rev. T. C. Pritchard, pastor of St. James Lutheran Church, conducted the services, assisted by Rev. Joseph Stump, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Interment was made at Straw Church cemetery. END Children: i. John Garrison, born about 1837 in New Jersey, married Amelia ------, living in Phillipsburg in 1902. ii. Catherine, born about 1839 in New Jersey. iii. Joseph, born about 1840, died in Greenwich Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania (this should probably be New Jersey). iv. George B., born in August of 1843 in New Jersey, living in Alma, Maion County, Illinois in 1902. v. Martha, born about 1845 in New Jersey, died between 1870 and 1902, married William F. Dalton. vi. Robert, born in August of 1849 in New Jersey, married Sophie ------ (born in 1862), living in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1902. vii. Mary, born November 1, 1853 in Port Warren, Warren County, New Jersey. viii. Anna Rebecca. ix. Christopher, born in 1860. END From: "Diane Hearne" Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:10:43 -0800 BEGIN The Welches came to Kingwood, New Jersey from Bucks County, PA in 1782. William Welch and Sarah Wharton Welch and their children Abner (my ancestor), John William, mahlon and Martha. They were Quakers. Abner Welch (1774-1855) married Catherine Tinsman from Alexandria. Their son Christopher (1811-1885) married Louisa A. Garrison (1819-1902). END