Joseph Barnett, formerly of East Keyport, died of cancer at New York on Sunday, December 11th, aged 64 years. He had been blind for a number of years and was noted at Keyport for the manner in which he traveled about town alone, depending upon his cane to guide him.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, January 25, 1899

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.

• MyCinnamonToast.com ~ Keep up with FREE databases as they come online