Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . rn August 15, 1836, inQueens County, L. I., and was the son of Henrvand Cornelia (Bourumt Bergen. The father,who was also bom on the same farm as his with his family to Orange County in theyear 1856. He was well-to-do in this worldsgoods, and purchased the estate in the town ofMontgomery on .which his son, our subject, nowresides. Here he liv
Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . rn August 15, 1836, inQueens County, L. I., and was the son of Henrvand Cornelia (Bourumt Bergen. The father,who was also bom on the same farm as his with his family to Orange County in theyear 1856. He was well-to-do in this worldsgoods, and purchased the estate in the town ofMontgomery on .which his son, our subject, nowresides. Here he lived, takuig an active inter-est in all enterprises in the community, and herealso his death occurred when he was in hisseventy-ninth year. His wife, whose birth alsooccurred on Long Island, lived to be eighty-twovears of age. She was of Holland extraction,and her people were very much respected wher-ever their lot was cast. Both parents of oursubject were members in excellent standing ofthe Reformed Church, and were active in allgood works in their locality. The subject of this sketch made his home withhis parents until their decease, when he inheritedthe home farm on which he has since property comprises one hundred and fifty. A O Pi >: pq w td o O g ;:< o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 1143 acres, which Mr. Bergen cultivates in a mostprofitable manner. He has attained a high rankamong the prosperous farmers of the town, andis highly regarded in the community where hehas passed so many years of his life. In politicshe is a stanch Republican and never lets an op-portunity pass when he can use his influence forthe good of his party. |~RANK W. DENNIS, M. D., of Unionville,r^ was born in Sussex County, N. J., July 30,I 1857. The family of which he is a memberis of Scotch-Irish extraction, and was representedin America at an early period in the settlementof this country. His parents, David Wilson andSarah (Read) Dennis, were natives of SussexCounty, and nnto th
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