Notes for: Isaac Gaston
He entered Columbia College in 1839, but did not stay to graduate. He was a merchant in Pluckemin, the firm being Gaston & Willets, and was active in the building of the Presbyterian church there in 1851. He later moved to Plainfield and finally to Newark, where he was cashier of a National Bank.
Isaac Gaston's two wives, both named Catherine Sutphen, were cousins.
1850 Census, Somerset Co, New Jersey (Bedminster Twp), enumerated on Aug 26 1850:
Isaac Gaston, 25, farmer; Catharine C. Gaston, 24; Arthur S. Gaston, 3; Rebecca Hall, black female, 14.
1860 Census, Somerset Co, New Jersey (Bedminster Twp), enumerated on Sep 26 1860:
Isaac Gaston, 35, farmer; Catharine C, 34; Arthur S, 13; Walter, 7; Anna, 3; Ida, 5 months; George Sutphen, black male, 22, farm laborer.
1870 Census, Somerset Co, New Jersey (Warren Twp), enumerated on Jun 18 1870:
Isaac Gaston, 44, merchant miller; Catherine E, 34; John W, 17; Anna S, 12; Ida, 10; Mary, 8; Sarah VanDerveer, black female, 32, domestic servant. All born in New Jersey.
1880 Census, Somerset Co, New Jersey (North Plainfield Twp), enumerated on Jun 14 1880:
Isaac Gaston, 54, retired; wife Catherine E, 47; dau Anna S, 22; dau Ida V, 19; dau Mary, 17; son Isaac E, 6. All born in New Jersey.