Words To Remember

"The truth is this--genealogy is our living, and we are busy every minute, [and we] could use more hours." --Jane Wethy Foley, 1942

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Hackensack (NJ) Reformed Dutch Church Marriages: Preface


Hackensack Reformed Dutch Church on the village green











Hackensack (NJ) Reformed Dutch Church Marriages

The initials "y. m." and "y.d." indicate the person was a "jonge man", young man or bachelor, or "jonge dochter", young maiden or spinster; "wid." or "wid'r" indicates the person was a widow or widower; "b.", born at [place name]; and "l.", living at [place name].











To be continued...