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Pitney family of New Jersey

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  Aaron Pitney (1803-1877) — of Morris County, N.J. Born in Mendham, Morris County, N.J., February 2, 1803. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County 4th District, 1854-55. Died in Mendham, Morris County, N.J., July 21, 1877 (age 74 years, 169 days). Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Shubal Pitney and Sarah Jane (Martin) Pitney; married to Hannah Anderson; second cousin once removed of Henry Cooper Pitney; second cousin twice removed of Mahlon Pitney; second cousin four times removed of James Duncan Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Cooper Pitney (1827-1911) — also known as Henry C. Pitney — Born in Mendham Township, Morris County, N.J., January 19, 1827. Lawyer; bank director; vice-chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1889-1907. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died January 10, 1911 (age 83 years, 356 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Lucetta (Cooper) Pitney and Mahlon Pitney (1795-1863); married, April 7, 1853, to Sarah Louise Halsted; father of Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924); great-grandfather of James Duncan Pitney; second cousin once removed of Aaron Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) — of Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Morristown, Morris County, N.J., February 5, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of New Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1908-12; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., December 9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Cooper Pitney and Sarah Louisa (Halsted) Pitney; married, November 14, 1891, to Florence Theodora Shelton; granduncle of James Duncan Pitney; great-grandfather of Christopher D'Olier Reeve; second cousin twice removed of Aaron Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Mahlon Pitney (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland, sold 1968) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Duncan Pitney (1921-2005) — also known as J. Duncan Pitney — of Mendham, Morris County, N.J. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1921. Republican. Artist; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960. Died in Mendham, Morris County, N.J., December 28, 2005 (age 84 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Ballantine Pitney and Francise (Williams) Pitney; married to Genevieve Fowler; grandnephew of Mahlon Pitney; great-grandson of Henry Cooper Pitney; second cousin four times removed of Aaron Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Christopher D'Olier Reeve (1952-2004) — also known as Christopher Reeve — Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 25, 1952. Democrat. Actor; paralyzed in a horseback-riding accident in 1995; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996. Died, from heart failure while being treated for an infection, in Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y., October 10, 2004 (age 52 years, 15 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin D'Olier Reeve and Barbara Pitney (Lamb) Reeve; married, April 11, 1992, to Dana Morosini; great-grandson of Mahlon Pitney.
  Political family: Pitney family of New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
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