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Peregrin Sandford

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Peregrin Sandford (March 23, 1796 - November 15, 1884) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1857 to 1858.[1]

Biography

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He was born March 23, 1796, near Bloomingdale, New Jersey. He was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1857 to 1858. He died on November 15, 1884.[1] He was buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex-Judge Peregrin Sandford". The New York Times. November 16, 1884. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Ex-Judge Peregine Sandford, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Paterson, N. J., died in that city on Friday night in his eighty-ninth year. He was born March 23, 1796, near Bloomingdale, Morris County, N.J. In 1688 Capt. William Sandford, of Barbadoes, in the West Indies, bought an immense tract of land, lying between the Passic and Hackensack Rivers and extending for seven miles from their intersection, for $20 per annum forever. ...