BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. FAMILY PORTRAITS

This is a somewhat unique Web Page in that it will only be developed based upon requests from you, our cyber space family.

We have a library of old Bass River Township family photos that have been collected over the past ten years. Chances are that we may have a photo of one of your relatives or a member of a family whose genealogy you are researching. We would be pleased to post your specific request(s), if we have the photo available.

If we don�t have a photo to meet your request, we will post it on the �Photo Currently Unavailable� list (See link below). Hopefully, someone who may have a relevant photo will see the �Photo Currently Unavailable� posting and contact us.

Here are the rules for emailing a photo request:

(1) You must request a photo of a specific person.
(2) Only one request per email.
(3) Along with the request, please include some information regarding the person you are requesting. For example � Where they lived, who their parents were, who they were married to, how are they related to you, what their occupation was, and any other information you know about the person that may be of interest to others who may be related or are researching that person�s family. The more information, the better!
(4) Let us know if you have any old photos related to this individual, any member of his/her family, or any other old photos of a Bass River Township connected family that you would be willing to share.

Email your request thru your regular email program to BassRiverHistory@gmail.com or by clicking here . . . EMAIL PORTRAIT REQUEST

GO TO THE PHOTO CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE LIST

We have started the ball rolling with a photo of Jesse R. Sears (below).

Jesse R. Sears

Jesse R. Sears (1818-1877) was appointed the first Bass River Township Superintendent of Schools in 1964 when Bass River Township was formed from Little Egg Harbor Township. The son of Joseph Sears and Achsah Leek, he married Lydia Mathis (1822-1900). They had four children- Mary, b 1837; Sabra, b 1848; Benjamin, b 1843; and Walter, b 1859. Jesse and Lydia are both buried in Miller Cemetery. Click here to see Jesse's tombstone . . . SEE JESSE'S TOMBSTONE. Use your browser's BACK ARROW to return to this page.

Jesse is an ancestor of Helen Sears Carty who is a life-time resident of New Gretna. His portrait was donated by Arnold Cramer.

You can find out more Sears Family information by visiting the Bass River Gazette, Issue #3, p7 . . . GO TO GAZETTE ISSUE #3. Use your browsers BACK ARROW to return to this page.

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