tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post3273158483615108867..comments2024-02-25T06:58:41.332-05:00Comments on Brouwer Genealogy: Nehemiah Brower (1828-1915) of Middletown, New JerseyChris Chesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-90926484718823680532018-09-29T07:38:00.806-04:002018-09-29T07:38:00.806-04:00Liz,thank you very much for sharing this. It's...Liz,thank you very much for sharing this. It's nice to see that aspects of your ancestor's life have been preserved for future generations to explore and admire.Chris Chesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-40693630984918045772018-09-28T18:02:19.277-04:002018-09-28T18:02:19.277-04:00I know your blog post is several years old, but I ...I know your blog post is several years old, but I wanted to share that Nehemiah is my great-great grandfather. I spent a large portion of my childhood living in a house that he built on Locust Point Road in Locust, NJ. My mother donated his logs, where he recorded his work projects and the cost of labor and materials, to the Monmouth County historical society. I still own his desk, but may donate it to the society at some time in the future.Liz Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06301166562236914187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-54741958178056632832018-06-09T22:40:22.100-04:002018-06-09T22:40:22.100-04:00I owned the home located at 3 Blueberry Lane in Le...I owned the home located at 3 Blueberry Lane in Leonardo NJ from 1993 to 2003. The Brower family burial plot is located directly behind my home. Both Nehemiah, Amelia and three of their children are buried in a marked off area. The parents of both are buried there as well if memory serves me. This is located at the extreme north end of Bay View Cemetery at the (previously) 5 corners of Kings Highway, Portland Road, Whippoorwill Valley and Monmouth Ave. The fifth road was the original entry to the plot and eventually the cemetery. The road can still be followed to the now main entrance to Bay View Cemetery.<br /><br />While residing at 3 Blueberry I kept the plot neat as well as filling the hole that was insistent on forming over the heart of Nehemiah. I later found the source of the continuing hole that negated the haunted , he's trying to get out story that persisted among graveyard employees who vowed to never go near that plot EVER! The source is a flood plain from the neighboring inlet off the Navisink that also ran thru several farms to the south of my property. It culminated in a small creek that ran straight thru the divide between Portland Rd and Kings highway as it curved around to the west.<br /><br />Ive always felt proud to be the caretaker of The Brower Family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601497945337532170noreply@blogger.com