Benjamin C. Potter of Monmouth Beach died on Sunday, November 20th, aged 64 years. Death was due to acute peritonitis, with which he was sick only three days. He was a son of Jesse Potter and was born in the old Potter homestead at Monmouth Beach. He had been a fisherman all his life. A wife and four children survive him. The children are Mrs. Marietta Giere, Mrs. Lucinda Budd, Mrs. Lettie Jerolaman and Jesse Potter

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Nov 27, 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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