BIOGRAPHIES
The Twentieth
Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
Source: Ancestry.com
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Description:
With more than thirty thousand entries, this encyclopedia
of important Americans spans the history of the nation
from the first arrivals in the 17th Century through the
end of the 19th Century. Rich in detail, each entry
includes a short family history and a record of the
important accomplishments of the individual.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Biographies of Notable Americans, 1904
[database online]. Orem, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997.
Original data: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. Twentieth Century
Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Volumes
I-X. Boston, MA: The Biographical Society, 1904.
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The Twentieth Century
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JOHN CONDIT
CONDIT, John, senator, was born in Orange, N. J., July 8,
1755; son of Samuel and Martha (Cutter) Wilcox Condit;
grandson of Samuel and Mary (Dodd) Condit; great-grandson
of Peter and Mary (Harrison) Condit; and great-great
grandson of John Cunditt who came to America probably
from Wales sometime previous to 1678 and purchased lands
in Essex county, N. J.
John Condit was a farmer and a
practising physician at Orange, N. J. He served in the
Revolutionary war as a surgeon, and subsequently served
several years in the state legislature. He was a
representative from New Jersey in the 6th and 7th
congresses, 1799-1803, and was U.S. senator from Oct. 17,
1803, till March 4, 1817.
He was married first to Abigail
Halsey, who died in 1784, and secondly to Rhoda Halsey,
who died in 1834. He died at Orange, N. J., May 4, 1834.
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