Mrs. Mary Matilda (Mount) Perrine, widow of John D. Perrine, died of paralysis on Sunday, February 16th at the home of her brother-in-law, James Bowne of Freehold. She was 88 years old. She was a daughter of Peter Mount and was born at Mount’s Mills, near Englishtown. Her husband was a well known farmer of Milhurst. The couple had no children. Mrs. Perrine leaves a brother and a sister, Bowne Mount of Newark and Mrs. Sarah Ely of Hightstown. Mrs. Perrine had been a member of Tennent church for a good many years.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Feb 26, 1902

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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