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Abram Joseph Suydam, Jr., was born on 6 December 1929 in New Jersey. He and Ann Elizabeth McGovern were married on 8 November 1953. He died on 28 August 2016, at age 86, in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Ann Suydam was born on 11 January 1933 in Three Mile Run, Somerset, New Jersey.¹ She and David Byron Klapper were married on 29 December 1956 Six Mile Run Reformed Church.² She died on 16 September 1973, at age 40, in Buffalo, Erie, New York.¹ She was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.¹

Ann Suydam was educated Stephens College/ University of Colorado.²

Ann Elizabeth McGovern was born on 13 November 1930 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey. She and Abram Joseph Suydam, Jr., were married on 8 November 1953. She died on 1 November 2016, at age 85, in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey.

Ann Elizabeth McGovern was educated St. Mary of the Woods College for Women.¹ Ann Elizabeth McGovern Suydam
Ann McGovern Suydam of Suydam Farms, Somerset, NJ passed away at her home on November 1, 2016. Ann was 85 years young at the time of her passing.

Born Ann Elizabeth McGovern on November 13, 1930 in New Brunswick, NJ, Ann was graduated from New Brunswick High School with the class of 1948 and remained an active member of her reunion committee for more than 60 years. Traveling to Terra Haute, Indiana, she was a graduate of St. Mary of the Woods College for Women in 1952.

On November 8, 1953, Ann married Abram J. Suydam, Jr. of Suydam Farms and together raised three children, Robin, Sally and Ryck. They remained on the farm for the beautiful long length of their marriage, almost 64 years. Ann was an active preservationist in her community and served as a founding member of the Blackwells Mills Canal Association, the Meadows Foundation and the Raritan Millstone Heritage Alliance. Ann was a member of the parish of St. Augustine of Canterbury in Kendall Park.

She was predeceased by her parents, Elvera and Joseph McGovern; brother, Joseph McGovern; sister, Patricia McGovern Greeley; daughter, Susan Suydam, daughter, Sally Suydam; and her husband, Abram J. Suydam, Jr. Ann is survived by her daughter, Robin Suydam; son-in-law, Paul Corkery; her son, Ryck Suydam and his fiancee, Catherine Nicola; her grandchildren, Matthew, Jenna, J Paul, and Lucas Suydam; and many loving nieces and nephews.

A private communion and memorial service was held at the Suydam's family. Arrangements were under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, New Brunswick, NJ.

Published in Home News Tribune on Nov. 13, 2016.

Sally Ann Suydam was born about 1957 in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey. She died on 21 November 2015 in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey.

Sally Ann Suydam was educated Arizona State University.¹ She was a Marriot Corporation/ Suydam Associates Employee.¹
Sally Ann Suydam

Sally Ann Suydam, 58, of Somerset, NJ passed away on November 21, 2015. Surrounded by her immediate family and closest friends, Sally succumbed to a long illness, at her home on Suydam Farms in Somerset.

A resident of Somerset in Franklin Township most all of her life, Sally was a member of the Franklin Township High School class of 1975 and later finished her studies at Arizona State University with 147 credits. Sally worked for Marriott Corporation and then for Suydam Associates as head of property management until her passing. For many years Sally lived in the Lock-Tender's house in Griggstown, delighting in her life along the Delaware-Raritan Canal and especially the neighboring farm animals that would daily come to her fence to greet her.

Sally was very fond of animals and they of her. She had that special touch, and won trophies and ribbons as a young girl, showing Brown Swiss dairy cattle in Somerset County 4-H. Earlier this year, Sally returned to live at Suydam Farms, the family farm on Route 27 in Somerset, transforming a small cottage into a charming home filled with the magical light of the surrounding fields and sunsets.

With a sensational smile, Sally made friends and brought life and laughter everywhere she went. She leaves behind many friends who will never forget her. She is survived by her mother and father, Ann and Abram Suydam of Somerset, her sister and brother-in-law, Robin Suydam and Paul Corkery of Somerset, her brother Ryck Suydam of Somerset, her niece Jenna Suydam and nephews Matthew, J. Paul and Lucas Suydam. The twinkle in Sally's eye and her winning smile will be greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.

A private funeral service for the family was held at the Suydam Farms homestead. Arrangements were under the direction of the Quackenboss Funeral Home, New Brunswick, NJ.

Susan Suydam died before 1 November 2016.¹

David Byron Klapper was born on 23 May 1926 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.¹ He and Ann Suydam were married on 29 December 1956 Six Mile Run Reformed Church.² He died on 28 December 1993, at age 67.¹ He was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey.³

David Byron Klapper was educated Illinois Institute of Technology.² He was a Commonwealth Edison Company Employee/ General Electric Corporation. US Army- WWII- 14 Aug 1944- 10 Jul 1946.