Mrs. Ann Mesier died on Sunday at the home of her niece, Mrs. James Ayres of Little Silver. She was 83 years old. She was the widow of Joshua Mesier and formerly lived at Staten Island. For the past thirty years she had lived at Little Silver. She leaves a sister, Mrs. William H. Bennett of Poplar. The funeral was held at half-past two o'clock this (Tuesday) afternoon.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Jan 1, 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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