The New Jersey coast in three centuries: history of the New Jersey coast with genealogical and historic-biographical appendix . his section of the ancestors came from England in the seventeenth century and located on LongIsland, .\fler a few years they removed to Cape May, where members of the familybecame owners of a large acreage in the Fishing Creek neighborhood. Elisha Hand,the great-grandfather of our subject, held a commission as an officer in the colonialarmy during the war of the Revolution, and .Aaron Hand, the , was on-rolled in the Cape May Independent Regiment
The New Jersey coast in three centuries: history of the New Jersey coast with genealogical and historic-biographical appendix . his section of the ancestors came from England in the seventeenth century and located on LongIsland, .\fler a few years they removed to Cape May, where members of the familybecame owners of a large acreage in the Fishing Creek neighborhood. Elisha Hand,the great-grandfather of our subject, held a commission as an officer in the colonialarmy during the war of the Revolution, and .Aaron Hand, the , was on-rolled in the Cape May Independent Regiment in the war of 1812. Noih Hand, thefather, was born in Cape May county and in early life went to sea as first mate on asailing vessel trading with southern ports. He was afterward quartermaster cf asteamer of the same line. He resided in Camden, New Jersey, for many years, and in1873 canje to Cape May coimty, whcie he ha? since resided and enjoys the respectand coniidince of all with whom he has been associated. His wife, who bore themaiden name of Jane A. Hannah, died December 31, 1895. at the age of seventy-seven ^>7r/v4:._^ HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. 265 Aaron VV. Hand acquirefi liis eariv education in Camden, completing tlie grammarschool conr?e there at the age of eleven , and then attended (he public schoolsof Philadelphia for two years. He studied under a private tutor and alsospent a year in the United States Military Academy. His love of books has promptedhim to continue his reading, study and investigation in later years, and he is con-tinually adding to his fund of knowledge. When he put aside his text books tolearn the more difficult lessons in the school of experience he was employed for three>ears in various capacities in Philadelphia. In 187,3 he came to Cape May with hisfather. At the age of nineteen he became a teacher at Heislerville, Cumberlandcounty, and subsequently was engaged in teaching at Dennisville and at Rio Grand
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