I am interested in this family because my ggg grandmother was a Mary
Babington, born 1795 in
New Jersey. She married James
Smith Garoutte between 1809-1813, possibly in
Pleasant Mills (
Atlantic County) or Cape May (
Cumberland Co.),
New Jersey, which is near. Lots of folks have submitted dates and places for her birth, marriage and death to the International Genealogical Index maintained by the LDS.
I would like to find the names of her parents, but have been unable to locate the marriage record. Because of the proximity of Millville to
Pleasant Mills, where I know the
Garoutte family lived, I am wondering if there might be a connection. According to "The
Garoutte History", 3rd edition, published in 1985, James and his siblings were born in Gloucester and
Burlington Couties. A couple of his siblings marriages have been located in the
Gloucester County Historic Society index online.
Also, I have a photograph of the headstone mentioned in your post for
Rosanna Ireland
Babington. Located online at
http://memory.loc.gov is a photograph of a cast iron headstone originally in the
Weymouth ME Church Burying Ground, taken by Nathaniel R. Ewan, March 20, 1937:
Rosanna Ireland
Babington Cast Iron Gravestone, Batsto Museum (moved from ME,
Weymouth), Batsto,
Burlington County, NJ
Inscription reads:
In Memory Of Rosana Ireland
Babington - she departed this life
July 13, 1825
Aged 18 Months
O death it is a .... all
I would appreciate any suggestions as to where I might find marriage records for this area. This marriage does not appear in the
Gloucester County index online, but perhaps I should concentrate next on
Cumberland County.
Regards,
Jane