This Day in History: 1912-12-28

Mrs. Margret Banta of Mahwah, perhaps the oldest resident of Bergen County, died. She was born in 1820 and was 93 years old. She came from two pioneer families in Mahwah, the Van Horns and the Hoppers. She married Abram Banta in 1840. They lived in New York for 10 years and return to Mahwah in 1850 or 1851 and after a further stay in New York again for good in 1859. Her husband died in 1894 after 54 years of marriage. She joined the church in 1841 and thus gave 72 years of Christian service. She was buried in the family plot in the Mahwah Cemetery. (Bristow)