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Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey
JACOB GUNSET

Originally published in 1900
Cornelius Burnham Harvey, Editor


Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003

JACOB GUNSET, of North Bergen, is one of the substantial business men of Hudson County, where he has resided for more than forty-five years. He has had a successful career, is highly esteemed and respected in the community, and is now engaged in farming and market-gardening. In politics he is independent, and has never cared to become a candidate for any political office. He is a member of the Evangelical Association.

Mr. Gunset is the son of Philip and Elizabeth Gunset, and was born Februarv 27, 1833, in Alsace, now a part of Germany, but at that time a part of France. Having been educated in the public schools of his native place, he calve to America in 1853, and originally settled in New York City, but shortly afterward removed to North Bergen, where lie has since resided.

He married Mary Glock, and has nine children: Katie, George, Maggie, Jacob, Elizabeth, Charles, Emma, Fred, and Mary.

A substantial citizen in the community in which he lives, Mr. Gunset belongs to the number of foreign-born citizens who came to America out of love for its free institutions, and on account of their appreciation of the great advantages which this country affords to the worthy and the enterprising. He was for nineteen years a School Trustee in North Bergen Township. Hudson County, and was the prime mover in the establishment of Public School No. 5. He has always been active in school work, was District Clerk of the School Board, and hired the first teacher in District No. 5.

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