Constable Badge

Owner Charles Wesley Roswell

Periodca. 1865-1885

MediumSilver plate

Dimensions2.38 × 2 in. (6 × 5.1 cm)

Inscribed"CHAS W. ROSWELL / CONSTABLE / MONT. CO. N.J."

ClassificationsBadges, Buttons, Medals, & Ribbons

Credit LineGift of Edwin L. Roswell, III, 2015

Object number2015.1

DescriptionA silver-toned shield, with engraved lettering that reads "CHAS W. ROSWELL / CONSTABLE / MONT. CO. N.J."
Curatorial RemarksCharles W. Roswell was married to Mary Catherine Morris Roswell (1840-1928). The couple had seven children.NotesThis badge was worn by Charles Wesley Roswell (1832 - 1902), the donor's great-grandfather. Mr. Roswell resided in Eatontown, Monmouth County, and held the role of county constable. He also tended the Goose Neck Bridge in Oceanport for a number of years. He is buried in the First Methodist Church Cemetery in West Long Branch.

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