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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Workday Wednesday J. B. Clark’s Meat Market, Goshen, New York


Advertisement that appeared in the
1905 Middletown/Goshen City Directory


Published in
GOSHEN, WALDEN & MONTGOMERY
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS MEN
1898


J. B. was 2nd Great Grandfather Jeremiah B. Clark who had a butcher shop in Goshen, Orange Co., New York for many years. Benjamin Reeve Clark, a younger brother of Jeremiah, also was a dealer in meats, poultry, fish, clams and oysters with a market on the corner of Greenwich and John Streets. The two brothers were known as the ‘market men of Goshen’.

2 comments:

  1. Fascinating! I think our ancestors spent a lot of time creating paper, chasing after each other's debts and property!

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  2. Sally, I'm glad you liked my post. Thanks for visiting!

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