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CHARLES H. WESTERVELT
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CHARLES H. WESTERVELT, of Bergenfield, is descended in the
ninth generation from Lubbert Lubbertsen (Von Westervelt), who with
his wife and children left their home at Meppel in the Province of
Drenthe, Holland, and came to America on board the ship "Hope" in
April, 1662.
He is the son of Cornelius D. Westervelt and Margaret Demarest and a grandson of Cornelius Westervelt and Rev. Cornelius T. and Margarette (Lydecker) Demarest, and was born in New 'York City on the 15th of May, 1860. He was educated in Bergen County, and at the age of fifteen began to learn the printing trade in Englewood, N. J., where he remained three years. He then entered the employ of De Baun & Morgenthaler, one of the leading printing establishments of New York City. After continuing with them for twelve years he engaged in the printing business for himself, establishing his present office and plant at 71 Maiden Lane, New York. In this line he has been very successful. Mr. Westervelt is a public spirited, enterprising citizen, and in Bergenfield, Bergen County, where he resides, has been active in promoting a number of worthy objects. He has served as a Trustee of the School Board of Bergenfield and is a member of the Reformed Church. He married Tenie Christie and has two children: Estelle C. and Florence A.
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