Joseph Henry Applegate

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• Voress Number: 5A3C6E

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JOSEPH HENRY APPLEGATE, a well known resident of Trenton, for many years engaged in the manufacture of bricks, is one of the oldest men in the city to be still engaged in active business affairs.
Robert applegate, father of Joseph Henry Applegate, married Charlotte Applegate, and they had a number of children, five of whom attained maturity: 1. George, was a member of the United States navy, and was drowned of Barnegat. He married in the south, but all trace of his family was lost after his death. 2. Lucretia, married William Beecroft, has children: William and George. 3 and 4. Mary and Hugh, both died unmarried in Philadelphia. 5. Joseph Henry, see forward.
Joseph Henry Applegate, the youngest of the above mentioned children, was born on the site now (1907) occupied by the battle monument at the Five Points, April 27, 1837. His education was acquired in the public schools and this was supplemented by a course of two years in the George Miller School. He then worked on the Pennsylvanis canal for a period of two years, and after this accepted a position with Henry Nice, one of the pioneer brick manufacturers of the city, remaining with him six years to learn the business of making and burning brick in all details. He then worked for a period of time on the Mississippi river boats which plied between St. Louis and New Orleans, and was thus engaged at the outbreak of the Civil War. From 1861 to 1863 he was employed in the brick yard ofd William Pitcher. In the latter year, at the earnest solicitation of D.P. frost, he entered the employ of that gentleman, remaining with him for the long period of twenty five years. During a part of this time he was a driver and the remainder of the time was spent as superintendent meat department. In association with A.H. Dey, of Trenton, and J.V.D. Beekman, of Hightstown, in 1888, the firm of Applegate and Company was organized, each partner contributing five thousand dollars, and this in existence at the present time. The land on which they commenced ooperations was owned by S.K. Wilson, and produced three millions annually. They purchased the W.W. Fell propwerty in 1899, and commenced operations on a more extensive scale. During this period they had been producing between five and six million of building and pressed bricks per year, and giving employment to about eighty hands. Mr. Applegate has all his life taken a keen interest in all that concerned the community. His support has always been given to the Republican party. He was elected a member of the city council three times from the old seventh ward of the city, which was strongly Democratic, but nevertheless elected him by a majority of three hundred. The fourth time he was nominated for this office he was defeated by the small number of ninety votes, showing his personal popularity. He was a member of the state assembly in 1883-84. He is a member of the Methodist church, and was formerly a member of the I.O.O.F.
Mr. Applegate married Eliza Naylor, and has one child, Daniel B., unmarried. Mrs Applegate is a dauighter of the Benjamin and Cornelia (Phillips) Naylor, who were the parents of children; Charles, drowned in the Potomac, during the Civil war, Aaron and Benjamin, both residents of Baltimore, Maryland, and both have large families, William , Jane and Cornelia, deceased. Ruth married Daniel Snyder, and has two daughters. Eliza, mentioned above.

Joseph — . [Group Sheet]

1. Daniel B Applegate was born Jul 1859; died 26 Dec 1931.

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• Voress Number: 5A3C6

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note cousin marriage

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• Voress Number: 5A3C
• Date of Will: 25 Jun 1831