Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-03-30
DEATH OF CAPT. MULFORD.
After q short but Painful Illness,
Captain milford Passed
Away, Aged 7S Years.

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Away, Aged 7S Years.
Captain David P. Mulford, one of
Bridgeton's oldest and best known
citizens. died Monday morning at bis
home on Bank street, aged 70 years
and two weeks.
For many years Captain Mulford
has been a familiar figure on our
streets, in the business of the city, in
public life. In religious and In the
social circle.
The Mulford family from which he
comes was first located In Fairfield
townihip, having migrated from Long
Island in 1890 or 100. It is of English
ancestry.
Daniel Mulford, the grandfather of
Captain David p, with his wife Nellie,
lived in Pittsgrove, and he ran the
first stage line from that point to
Philadelphia.
Daniels son, M oses. lived in Bridge
ton, where he learned the trade Of
blacksmith; he afterwards followed the
life of a sailor, and was both captain
and owner of vessel running between
Bridgeton and Philadelphia.
He married Christiana, daughter of
Philip Souder, who was the popular
landlord of hotel on the west side Of
the Cohansey.
David P. war the sixth son of this
couple; the other children were Daniel,
Philip, John, Moses, Enoch, Joseph L.
Allen w., Samuel, and daughter who
died In infancy.
Only one of this number, Moses, is
now surviving.
David P. was born in Bridgeton,
March 18th, 1916. and two weeks ago
tonight his seventy-eight birthday
was celebrated by gathering of his
family and friends, which he enjoyed
keenly.
He was married fifty-six years ago.
and his is the first death to occur In
his family save that of three infant
grandchildren; his widow, now in her
74th year, land his daughter, Mrs. Jacob
Mengel, and four sons survive him.
The sons are Charles H., of Ayars &
Mulford, Joseph L., now living In Phil
adelphia; David p, Jr., and Theodore
F., living in Philadelphia.
The cause of his death was acute in
famation of the liver and peritonitas
and congestion of the lungs.
Without special educational advan-
tages Captain Mulford began life as q
sailor, and finally became captain of a
vessel, which he commanded twenty
years. He used to trade to New York
and Boston, and run up the Hudson
river to Troy.
He afterward commanded and ran a
packet between Bridgeton and Phila-
delphia and carried freight and pas
sengers, before the days of railroads
to this place. He also carried stone
for the construction of the Delaware
breakwater.
Sixteen years ago Monday, the firm
of D. P. Mulford & Son was formed by
D. P. Mulford, Jr., purchasing the in
tesest of the late William Dare in the
firm of Dare & Mulford.
Captain Milford has, since he en-
barked in business pursuits, been en-
gagged in the building of vessels, in
many Of which he exercised whole
or partial ownership, and is still thus
interested inffteen vessels.
Mr.. Milford was elected one of the
first city Councilmen when Bridgeton
was incorporated city, and, in this
formative period, served the city's in
terests with great ability. He has
been elected and served as one of the
Chosen Freeholders of the county, and
has been, for many years. and was at
time of his death, director of Cum
berland National Bank; he was also
one of the directors of the Deerfield
turnpike company.
He was one of the founders of Gen.
tral M. E. Church, and has lived a
prominent and consistent christian
member of that church, in which he
has filled most of the offices, being
president of the Board of Trustees at
time of his death. He was chairman
of the Building Committee at the
erection of the new Central Church
building.
Central Church loses devoted
christian member of great helptulness,
and the city loses useful and most
worthy citizen, one whose open handed
generosity, unostentatious in demon
strations was proverbial.
He was fors many years an active
Odd Fellow, and member of Gum.
berland Lodge, No. 35, I. o. o. F., in
which he has been the incumbent of
all the offices within the gift of the
Lodge. He was olso a member of
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