Edward A. Quinlan

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943

Page 25 of the St. Joseph's Golden Jubilee Year Book: an advertisement for Edward A. Quinlan above two columns of parish history, and an advertisement from A Friend below.
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book, 1943
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COMPLIMENTS OF Edward A. Quinlan The Origin of St. Joseph's Parish—Continued was not established separately until 1885. Six other churches have been built in Camden since that time: Saint Joseph's at 10th and Liberty in 1892; Saint Joseph's, East Camden, 1893; Saint George's and Holy Name in 1913; Saint Cecilia's, Pennsauken, 1939; Saint Bartholomew's on Kaighn Avenue, 1940. THE STORY OF ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH, EAST CAMDEN East Camden was originally part of Waterford Township, which is now 22 miles from Camden. Later it became part of Delaware, and still later part of Stockton township. In order to vote, early settlers had to go to Berlin. When it was in Delaware township, Ellisburg was the voting place. Waterford was set off by Grand Jury as a township in old Gloucester county in 1695. The boundary line between Waterford and Atlantic county remained indefinite until 1765, the year Samuel Clements made a survey of the land. The township retained this form until 1844, when everything north of Evesham road was set apart to form Delaware Township. The township of Stockton was taken from Delaware Township February 23, 1859. Pennsauken was set off from Stockton in 1892. The town of COMPLIMENTS OF A Friend
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