Individual Details
Isaac Henry Tappan
(9 Nov 1835 - 23 Nov 1923)
Isaac H. Tappen, one of the oldest residents of Woodbridge, died last evening at his home, 118 Schoder Avenue, after a illness of 12 days.
Mr. Tappen celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday on November 9, and the following day he and Mrs. Tappen celebrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of their marriage with a reception.
Mr. Tappen was the oldest child of Captain David and Harriet Pryor Tappen and wan born in Blazing Star, now Carteret, living there until 33 years ago, when he moved to his late home on, Edgar Hill.
He was superintendent of the Blazing Star Sunday School and was instrumental in organizing the present Presbyterian Church in Carteret. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church at Rahway for many years, bringing his letter to the local Presbyterian Church shortly after moving here. He served as one of its trustees for a number of years.
Of a sterling christian character, a lovable disposition, and a quiet unassuming manner, he endeared himself to all who knew him.
He leaves a wife, Elizabeth Jane; one son, Howard A.; and three grandchildren, Mrs. Harry Reyder, of Perth Amboy; Harry and George Tappen, of town.
Mr. Tappen celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday on November 9, and the following day he and Mrs. Tappen celebrated the sixty-fifth anniversary of their marriage with a reception.
Mr. Tappen was the oldest child of Captain David and Harriet Pryor Tappen and wan born in Blazing Star, now Carteret, living there until 33 years ago, when he moved to his late home on, Edgar Hill.
He was superintendent of the Blazing Star Sunday School and was instrumental in organizing the present Presbyterian Church in Carteret. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church at Rahway for many years, bringing his letter to the local Presbyterian Church shortly after moving here. He served as one of its trustees for a number of years.
Of a sterling christian character, a lovable disposition, and a quiet unassuming manner, he endeared himself to all who knew him.
He leaves a wife, Elizabeth Jane; one son, Howard A.; and three grandchildren, Mrs. Harry Reyder, of Perth Amboy; Harry and George Tappen, of town.
Events
| Birth | 9 Nov 1835 | ||||
| Death | 23 Nov 1923 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jane Laing (1836 - ) |
| Child | Howard Albert Tappan (1871 - ) |
| Father | David Tappan (1813 - 1886) |
| Mother | Harriet Prior (1813 - 1890) |