Today in New Jersey history:
February 25, 1847: Mary Mulford of Hoboken was appointed the first woman postmaster, or “postmistress” in New Jersey.
February 25, 1867: A fire at the house of Dr. William Coriell, in New Market, Middlesex County, led to the discovery of the "mangled body of his wife," Ellen, "with bruises innumerable and stabs to the number of over sixty." The family's servant, Irish immigrant Bridget Dergan, who may have been in a relationship with the doctor, was charged with the murder, confessed, and was subsequently tried, convicted and hanged.
February 25, 1908: The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad tunnel under the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York was opened.
February 25, 1966: Marine Staff Sergeant Peter S. Connor of South Orange was mortally wounded in Vietnam when he threw himself on a hand grenade to save his men from injury. Connor’s self-sacrifice was posthumously recognized when he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism.
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