By Meghan Chapuran, North Jersey History and Genealogy Center The beginnings of Morristown’s rich Jewish history dates back more than 165 years, to the Sam and Sire families. The Sam Family Samuel and Deborah Sam, a German Jewish couple, settled in Morristown circa 1857 with their four children. Samuel, a merchant and tailor, was born in 1825, and Deborah, in 1829. Prior to settling in Morristown, the Sam family lived in New York City, where three of their eight children–Sophia, Caroline, and Solomon–were born. We know from 1860 federal census records that the Sams’ second son, Meyer, was born in...