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WARD VARIAN
Originally published in 1900 |
WARD VARIAN, of Closter, is the son of William Varian and Susan
Cornell and a grandson of Isaac Varian and Abram Cornell. and was
born in New York City on the 6th of November, 1842. His ancestors
were French. Mr. Varian was educated in the Westchester County
schools, which he left at the age of eighteen to enlist in Company E, One
Hundred and Sixty-fifth New York Volunteers. He served with distinction
in the War of the Rebellion, and afterward engaged in farming in Westester County, where he remained seventeen years. He then removto Closter. Bergen County, N. J., and has since continued in agricultural
pursuits, being one of the best farmers in that section.
Mr. Varian has achieved success as a farmer, and has also taken a prominent part in public affairs. He has served for some time on the Township Committee of Harrington Township. In every capacity he has gained
the respect and confidence of all who know him. He married Catherine
Ann Reed.
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