Victor Piard of Oceanport died on Monday morning of paralysis, aged 76 years. He was stricken with paralysis in September and again on Thanksgiving day. He never fully recovered his faculties after the second attack, Last Thursday he became unconscious and remained so until his death. The funeral was held at one o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Levi Larew of the Oceanport Methodist church had charge of the service. The body was taken to Woodbridge for burial.

Mr. Piard was born in France. While he was an infant his parents moved to Philadelphia and Mr. Piard learned the wheelwright trade there. Afterward he took up photography and he moved to Jersey City to engage in that business. He had a big trade at Jersey city at one time, but competition and the introduction of new photographic methods caused his business to decline. Forty years ago he moved to Oceanport and he had since followed the trade of carpenter and boat builder. He was twice married. His first wife was from Woodbridge. She lived but a few years and he married a Jersey City woman. His second wife died at Ocanport seven months ago. He leaves two sons, Barron V. Piard, who is a fish dealer in Philadelphia, and Joseph B. Piard, who went to Australia several years ago and whose present whereabouts are unknown.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Feb 13, 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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