Mrs. Kate Vanderveer of Colt's Neck, widow of the late Samuel Trafford Vanderveer, died on Monday, aged 69 years. Her death was caused by dropsy. Mrs. Vanderveer's maiden name was Kate Deiderich and she was a descendent of the early Dutch settlers of Manhattan Island. She was a member and a prominent worker in the Colt's Neck Reformed church. Her husband, Samuel T. Vanderveer, died about a year ago. Mrs. Vanderveer leaves two daughters. They are Mrs. John B. Crawford of Red Bank and Mrs. Samuel Conover of Colt's neck, with whom she made her home. A brother, Louis Deiderich of New York, also survives her.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 22, 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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