James Bruen

James Bruen born Newark, New Jersey 1780 to Caleb C. Bruen and Anna Wheeler. [1]

He died 1860 (aged 79–80) and is buried First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, [findagrave;105865248]

He married at Catherine Baldwin, born 4 March, 1782, daughter of Jesse Baldwin [Family Register, findagrave;105865268], she died 1830, æ. 47-8, and is buried First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden, Newark, Essex county, New Jersey [findagrave;105865268].

Children:

• Matthias Bruen 1766–1846
• Caleb W. Bruen 1768–1846
• Phoebe Bruen, 1771–1834
• James M Bruen 1780–1860

James McWorther Buren, born Newark 30 July, 1818.

• Alexander M. Bruen M.D., who gave a handsome property at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to be used as a Minister's Home, was his first cousin. He was prepared for college under the private tuition of Samuel Baldwin, of Newark, New Jersey.

Mr. Bruen joined the Sophomore Class of Princeton College in the all of 1835, and became a member of the Cliosophic Society. We have a distinct remembrance of him in those student days, and can see his pleasant smile, his easy and genial manner. He was apparently overflowing with good to all around him.
he remained at Princeton only one year partly on account of his health. he studied at University of Penn and Union Theological Seminary. He was a minister at Dutch Reformed Church, Camptown, Irvington, N.J, and union Chapel Middleville, which he built. Mr Bruen died at the home of his son Rev. James De Hart Bruen then pastor of the Presbyterian Church Clayton, now Belvidere, New Jersey.

• Caleb Bruen, born 1735. He died 1818 (aged 82–83) Buried First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, [findagrave;116733906]

• Jemina Baldwin Bruen, wife of Jeremiah born 1770. She died 1844 (aged 73–74) and is buried

First Presbyterian Churchyard Memorial Garden, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, [findagrave;116734135]