SAMUEL MONTGOMERY PRICE was born on March 20, 1858 in Camden, New Jersey. Samuel M. Price married Clara B. Bozarth around 1875. Three children came of this marriage- Blanche in 1876, Clara in 1880, and Samuel M. Price Jr. in 1887. Samuel M. Price appears in Camden City Directories in 1878 and 1881 as a laborer living at 904 Chestnut Street. From 1883 to 1888 he and his family lived at 908 Chestnut Street. By 1890 they had moved to 906 Chestnut Street. Samuel M. Price was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1899. He began service on March 1, 1900. His highest rank was Acting Battalion Chief. Samuel M. Price and family were still residing at 906 Chestnut Street according to City Directories in 1922. By 1924 Samuel M. Price had moved to 1452 Mount Ephraim Avenue, with his daughter Clara and son-in-law Harry M. Chambers, who was also a Camden Fire Department member. Samuel Montgomery Price retired on January 1, 1932. He died suddenly on January 16, 1932 and was buried at Harleigh Cemetery. |
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Inquirer
November 24, 1899 Cooper
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B. Carter
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H. Robinson - William
Rose - Samuel
M. Price Engine Company 2 - South Front Street - South 2nd Street - Kaighn Avenue Cooper Hospital |
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Charles
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Baptist Church - Broadway
Methodist Episcopal Church George Shields - William Jobes - William Hillman - Kaighn Avenue - Rev. John S. Heisler Samuel S. Elfreth - Samuel Price - William Deno - Charles Robinson - Peter Carter Joseph Ernst - George Quinn |
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Robinson Samuel Price Harry Haines Mortica Clark James McDermott John McTaggart Roy A. Smith Peter Gray Harvey Watts Samuel S. Elfreth George P. Cox Mrs. Tillie Sackett Harry Ehrlich - Lena Ehrlich Florence Ehrlich - Martha Ehrlich Edward T. Sackett - Harry Pinsky Mary Palosky - Joseph Hermann Harry Nurock Broadway Albertson L. Matlack Engine Company 7 |
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Camden
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Samuel Price |
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Samuel
M.
Price - John
Hunt - Irwin
Bishop - Charles Watkin - William
Merrigan - William
Reynolds Broadway - Broadway Trust Company - Harry Armbruster - Cooper Hospital - Lyric Theater Ladder Company 2 - Engine Company 7 - Engine Company 8 |
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