1872 Obituary for Michael Ritner.
The Star and Enterprise, Newville, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1872. [22]
Carlisle Weekly Herald, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1872. [23]
1813 Abigail Baldwin was born in May, in Derby, Connecticut to Timothy and Abigail Baldwin. [1]
1840 Michael Ritner married Abigail M Baldwin on December 16, in Connecticut. Various records report dates between December 16 and December 23. [2] [3] [4]
1846 Abigail Mary Ritner, wife of Michael Ritner, died on December 20, at age 33, and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [5] [6]
1850 Margaret Baldwin (age 69) lived in New Haven, Connecticut in a household with many persons including Michael Retan [sic, Ritner?], civil engineer (age 36), Margaret Ritan (age 6), Julia A Baldwin (age 39). Son Joseph was not listed. [7]
Michael Ritner, son of the governor of Pennsylvania, married Abigail Baldwin, and then married her sister Julia Ann, and died 7 February, 1872, leaving her [Julia Ann] a widow, with no children. He was a railway engineer. [8] [9]
1860 M Ritner (age 46) and Julia A Ritner (age 46) lived at an eating house in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana with J M Ritner ( age 18), Margaret B Ritner (age 16), and Emma Ritner (age 52)[Michael's sister], and others, including T Baldwin (age 73). [10]
1867 Maggie B. Ritner, child of Michael Ritner and Abigail Mary Ritner, died on December 22 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. [11]
1868 Michael Ritner, engineer, lived at 4 Bruen Pl, Newark, New Jersey. [12]
1869 Michael Ritner, engineer, lived at 541 High, Newark, New Jersey. [13]
1870 Michael Ritner (age 53), civil engineer, lived in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey with Julia A (age 50), Joseph M (age 29), Annie R (age 26), Joseph R (age 7), and Charles M (age 5). Timothy Baldwin (age 86) and several people with name Raylean lived in the household. [14]
1872 Michael Ritner died on February 7 and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [15] [16] [17]
1880 James Ritner (age 38) and Anna (age 35) lived in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey with J Renols (age 15), Charles (age 13) and Mary (age 7). [18]
1883 Joseph M Ritner, married, died on September 19 in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey. He was born in United States. He was a Civ Engr. [19]
1912 Julia Ann Baldwin, wife of M Ritner, died on February 24 and was buried at Elm Street Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven County, Connecticut. [20] [21]
FROM the Newark Daily Journal, of the eighth of February, we clip the following notice of the death of Mr. Michael Ritner, son of the late Ex-Governor Joseph Ritner, of this county. Mr. Ritner was born in Washington county, this State, and some years since, resided with his father at Mount Rock, in this county:
"A GOOD MAN GONE.-In Brooklyn, Wednesday evening, of consumption, died Mr. Michael Ritner, in the fiftyeighth year of his age. Mr. Ritner was a son of Ex-Governor Joseph Ritner, of Pennsylvania ; by profession, a civil engineer, and for five years acting as chief engineer of the Morris and Essex railroad. Professionally, he had no superiors, and but few equals. He Was considered one of the best "locating" railroad engineers in the country. No elaborate eulogium is necessary in speaking of his life. His fidelity to principle was the one remarkable feature in his character. Simple in his habits, absolutely free from any vices from his youth up, he ever wore the "white flower of a blameless life, " always showing consideration for the feelings of others, and following out the injunction "Good will towards men." He made hosts of friends, and died regretted by a large number outside of bis ire mediate family circle.".
[1] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 136, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[2] FamilySearch.org, December 19, [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] FamilySearch.org, December 16, [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] FamilySearch.org, December 23, [FamilySearchRecord].
[5] Find A Grave Memorial 24203144, [FindAGrave].
[6] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Baldwin Genealogy, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[9] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 181, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] US City Directories, Gospill's Newark, New Jersey (1868), 487, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] US City Directories, Holbrook's Newark, New Jersey (1869), 502, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[14] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[15] Charles Candee Baldwin and Robert Mark Baldwin, The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 (1967), 181, [FamilySearchBook], [FHLBook].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial 47561788, [FindAGrave].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[18] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[19] New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, [AncestryRecord].
[20] Find A Grave Memorial 47561776, [FindAGrave].
[21] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[22] The Star and Enterprise, Newville, Pennsylvania, March 14, 1872, page 2, [NewspapersClip].
[23] Carlisle Weekly Herald, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1872, page 2, [NewspapersClip].