History of Orange, (Essex County) New Jersey United States of America

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John Condit, senator, was born in Orange, N. J., July 8, 1755; son of Samuel and Martha (Cutter) Wilcox Condit; grandson of Samuel and Mary (Dodd) Condit; great-grandson of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit; and great-great grandson of John Cunditt who came to America probably from Wales sometime previous to 1678 and purchased lands in Essex county, N. J. John Condit was a farmer and a practising physician at Orange, N. J. He served in the Revolutionary war as a surgeon, and subsequently served several years in the state legislature. He was a representative from New Jersey in the 6th and 7th congresses, 1799-1803, and was U.S. senator from Oct. 17, 1803, till March 4, 1817. He was married first to Abigail Halsey, who died in 1784, and secondly to Rhoda Halsey, who died in 1834. He died at Orange, N. J., May 4, 1834.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Ethenlinda Eliot Beers, author, was born at Goshen, Orange Co., N.Y., Jan. 13, 1827, a direct descendant from John Eliot. She was a frequent contributor to the magazines and newspapers when quite young, and she adopted the pen name "Ethel Lynn." She was married to William H. Beers and thereafter wrote her name Ethel Lynn Beers. The best known of her poems is "All Quiet Along the Potomac," which was first published in Harper's Weekly under date of Nov. 30, 1861, and which experienced the not usual honor of a disputed authorship?several poetical aspirants claiming the poem as their own. As none of the claimants had equally meritorious verses to show, by which to substantiate their claims, Mrs. Beers was readily accorded its authorship. Among her other published poems were: "Which Shall it Be?" "Weighing the Baby," and other children's verses, which were widely read and copied. A complete collection of her poems, entitled "An Quiet Along the Potomac and Other Poems," was published in 1879. She died at Orange, N.J., Oct. 10, 1879.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

George Rex Graham, journalist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18, 1813. He learned the trade of cabinet maker, devoting his spare time to study. He was admitted to the bar in 1839, became the editor of the Saturday Evening, Post and part owner of the establishment. He sold out his interest in 1846, having in 1839 purchased Atkinson's Casket, a monthly literary magazine. He conducted that publication till 1841, when he united it with the Gentleman's Magazine and combined the two under the name Graham's Magazine. He secured for this monthly as contributors, Bryant, Cooper, Longfellow, Poe and Taylor, and made it the best literary periodical published in the United States. In 1846 he purchased the North American and in 1847 the United States Gazette, combining the two as the North American. Unfortunate stock speculations deprived him of his property, but he subsequently regained possession of the magazine and conducted it till 1851, but with no great success. He then gained a precarious livelihood with his pen and through the benefaction of George William Childs. He became nearly blind, and died at Orange, N.J., July 13, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Charles Augustus Lindsley, physician, was born in Orange, N.J., Aug. 19, 1826; son of John and Eliza L. (Condit) Lindsley; grandson of Daniel and Hannah (Williams) Lindsley, and of Stephen and Mary E. (Ogden) Condit, and a descendant of John Linle (or Lindsley), Branford, Conn., 1640, and of his son, Francis Lindsley, Newark; N.J.,May, 1666. He attended the Rev. Anthony Ten Broeck's classical school and was graduated from Trinity college, Hartford, Conn., A.B., 1849, A.M., 1852. He was a student at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York city, 1850-51, and was graduated from Yale university, M.D., 1852. He was married April 13, 1852, to Lydia Louise Harrison of Orange, N.J. He was professor of materia medica and therapeutics at Yale, 1860-83; professor of theory and practice of medicine, 1883-96; was elected professor emeritus in 1896 and lecturer on sanitary science, 1897. He was one of the organizers of the Connecticut state board of health, established in 1878, and was elected its secretary and executive officer in 1884, and edited the annual reports of the board from that time. He was elected president of the Connecticut Medical society in 1892; of the American Public Health association in 1898; and of the conference of the state and provincial boards of health of North America, 1894-95; and an honorary member of the New Jersey Medical society.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor