St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943View transcription
CAMDEN Draught BEER
The Origin of St. Joseph's Parish—Continued
Stockton was set up within the township in 1894, and annexed to the City of Camden March 24, 1899. As constituted at present East Camden is a combination of Stockton, Pavonia, old Spicerville, later known as Wrightsville, Cramer Hill, Dudley, and the newer section of Rosedale.
After 1874 Mr. Alfred Cramer began to buy the land in the East Camden section and to develop it. He bought the old Horner farm, the holdings of the Pavonia Land Association and various other holdings of Samuel H. French, William Cooper and others.
The development of real estate north of Cooper Creek attracted a number of those who had migrated not long before from Germany, Poland, and Ireland. Quite a few of the German Catholics came from Saints Peter and Paul parish, and from Saint Boniface's in Philadelphia. In order to get to Mass in those early days, Catholics had either to walk to Sts. Peter and Paul's, or to the Immaculate, or else get the 8 or 9 o'clock ferry from north 28th street and go over to Philadelphia, where there were a number of churches within reasonable walking distance. This latter method was easier for those who lived in the vicinity of the ferry, and thus it came to pass that many East Camden people were baptized, confirmed, and married in one of the nearby Philadelphia Churches.
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After 1874 Mr. Alfred Cramer began to buy the land in the East Camden section and to develop it. He bought the old Horner farm, the holdings of the Pavonia Land Association and various other holdings of Samuel H. French, William Cooper and others.
The development of real estate north of Cooper Creek attracted a number of those who had migrated not long before from Germany, Poland, and Ireland. Quite a few of the German Catholics came from Saints Peter and Paul parish, and from Saint Boniface's in Philadelphia. In order to get to Mass in those early days, Catholics had either to walk to Sts. Peter and Paul's, or to the Immaculate, or else get the 8 or 9 o'clock ferry from north 28th street and go over to Philadelphia, where there were a number of churches within reasonable walking distance. This latter method was easier for those who lived in the vicinity of the ferry, and thus it came to pass that many East Camden people were baptized, confirmed, and married in one of the nearby Philadelphia Churches.
