Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Bailey, wife of William D. Bailey, a sash and blind manufacturer at Matawan, died on Friday, November 22d, aged sixty years. Death was caused by diabetes. She had been sick six years and for the past two years suffered greatly. Besides a husband she leaves three daughters and a son. The daughters are Mrs. C. W. Hulsehart, Mrs. W. S. Lisk and Miss Cecelia Bailey. The son is Dudley P. Bailey.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Dec 4, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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