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484:Cedar Lawn Cemetery
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771:William Pennington
754:Peter Dumont Vroom
746:Political offices
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131:Peter Dumont Vroom
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1207:G. F. Fort
1157:Williamson
1137:Bloomfield
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1075:(Lt. Gov.)
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535:References
360:New Jersey
338:Profession
304:Democratic
295:, Paterson
258:1788-01-11
158:New Jersey
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1419:McGreevey
1292:F. Murphy
1252:McClellan
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310:Relatives
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