French’s Court was a narrow thoroughfare extending west from 1021 Broadway. Initially labeled as French Street, its existence can be traced back to at least 1850. Somewhere between 1863 and 1867, the designation shifted to French’s Court, and its presence endured in directories until 1922. In 1891, four wooden structures stood along French’s Court, but by 1906, all had vanished.
Among its residents, Mrs. Miller, a beneficiary of a War of 1812 settlement in 1891, resided on French’s Court, alongside Isaac Merrick, a convicted murderer.
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Isaac Merrick
Isaac Merrick, born around 1843, possibly in England, established residence in Camden by 1869, initially residing at 230 Division Street, followed by 424 Mt. Vernon Street in the 1870s. By 1878, he relocated to French’s Court, a now-vanished street extending from 1121 Broadway to the rear of the Kaighn School, situated in South Camden. In…
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French’s Court
French’s Court was a narrow thoroughfare extending west from 1021 Broadway. Initially labeled as French Street, its existence can be traced back to at least 1850. Somewhere between 1863 and 1867, the designation shifted to French’s Court, and its presence endured in directories until 1922. In 1891, four wooden structures stood along French’s Court, but…
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