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Unlike most 18th century northern New Jersey colonists of Dutch descent, Cadmus lived in the midst of an area primarily populated by settlers of
Puritan (English) heritage in what is now the Watsessing neighborhood of Bloomfield. His business interests included farming,
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Generations of the Cadmus Family: The Descendants of Thomas Fredericksen, Known as Thomas the Cooper, and His Wife Maritje Adiansen of the Village of Bergen, Province of East Jersey
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from 1794 to 1797, and donated fourteen acres of land as a parsonage. He was also involved in the founding of the
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In 1793, Cadmus was appointed as an
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