Union County Obituaries and Death Notices

Union County Obituaries and Death Notices

Alcorn, William
January 18, 1882 - William Alcorn, of Elizabeth, died recently from arsenic poisoning. His wife is now in custody, charged with having administered the poison with his food. Submitted by Shauna Williams

Randolph, Sarah
Death - At Plainfield, N.J. on the 25th ult. Sarah, wife of Rev. Jacob RANDOLPH. [Trenton Frederalist April 7, 1823, Submitted by Candi Horton]

Watkins, Edward
At Rahway, N.J. a young man, named Edward Watkins, while at work, wounded his hand at the ball, near the wrist, by a rusty nail – and the pain prevented his sitting at the table to dine with the family in which he lived. About twenty minutes thereafter, the family discovered that he was dead, sitting in his chair. – Vil. Rec. [The Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania), December 17, 1828 - submitted by Nancy Piper]