Joseph Couch of Atlantic Highlands died on Sunday of paralysis, aged about fifty years. A wife and two daughters survive him. One daughter lives at New York and the other lives at home. Mr. Couch was a native of the southern part of the state and had lived at Atlantic Highlands only a few years. He was a brother of Robert Couch of Atlantic Highlands. His body was taken to his old home for burial.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Feb 5, 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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