The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-15
GOOD OLD AUNT
SALLY IS DEAD
At AGE OF lO4
Newark Centenarian Lacked but
a Month of Adding Another
to Long List of Years.

Aunt Sally Hall Doremus Is dead
after living and loving through almost
twice the time allotted to mankind.
She was the grandmother of Mrs.
Thomas Llnnett, jr., of 26 Osborne ter
race, and formerly of East Orange, and
was 104 years II months and days old.
In spite of her many years, Aunt Sally
was unusually bright. She had been an
optimist all her life. Every morning
she would rise early. and. though doing
little work herself, took a most active
interest in affairs around her. Toward
the last her afternoons were devoted
to long, strengthening maps, for 1t
was her desire to break all of the mod
ern records for old age.
Her last birthday was observed by a
reception, at which children, grand
children and great grandchildren were
present.
Only a few months ago Aunt Sally
enjoyed treat, the like of which would
have made the eyes of her girlhood pop
out of her head in wonder. She was
given a long ride in a cosy, cushiony,
thoroughly up-to-date automobile. and
she enjoyed her experience thoroughly.
In the days of Aunt Sally's young
womanhood things were far different
from today. There were no sewing
machines. Every garment was made
by hand, and in those days women
could sew. Fine, even stitches and
long straight seams were viewed with
as much pride as we moderns view a
handsome piece of embroidery. Nor
were there gas and electric lights bath
rooms running water, faucets, electric
irons and automatic dishwashers. When
Aunt Sally was a girl and lived in
Parsippary, n. j., when she wanted
water she took a bucket, went down
among the trees to the we'll and drew
it herself.
She used often to delight her rela-
tives with tales of the old, old times and
customs Like most very old people
she could recollect the days of her
youth far better than the events of
later years.
Hers was a sunny, sweet nature, and
all who knew her loved her. When she
left the house for a walk through the
Clinton Hill district 1t was no uncom-
mon sight to find her in the midst of
little children whose "Goood morning,
Aunt Sally" brought smiles to her
wrinkled kind old face.
Mrs. Doremus was born in Spring
Valley, Bergen County, August 13. 1903.
She Is the daughter of Sally Hennion
and Philip Hall. Her mother was born
December 16, 1T70, and was daughter
of the old Dutch families of Ramapo.
Her father was an Eng1ishInan. who
came to this country toward the close
of the eighteenth century and con-
Quoted a farm at Spring Valley. Her
me ther died in 1S49.
When she was years old her parents
moved to Saddle River. and it was
there that she married Abraham
Doremus, of the old Doremus family
of Parsippany, on April "a, 1894. Dore-
mus was a son of Cornelius Doremus,
whose family came to this country
from Holland in 1886 and settled in
Parsippany in 1863.
She has had five children, two of
whom are now living, Mrs. Rroadwell
and Abraham II. Doremus. 70 and 80
years old, respectively, who live at the
farm in Parsppany. She has eight
grandchildren and eleven great-grand-
children living.
Mrs. Doremus celebrated her 104th
birthday last August at the homo of
her grandson, Thomas Linnett. Jr., 26
Osborne Terrace
The funeral Of Mrs Doremus viii be
held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
from the home of Mrs. Linnett. The
Rev. DR.. Isaiah B. Hopwood, pastor of
Calvary Presbyterian Church. will off,
ciate. Interment will be in Clinton
Cemetery.