Brief Life History of Margaret
Margaret Stingham was born in 1764, in Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America. She married Abraham A DeVoe in 1791, in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1798, at the age of 34.
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- Margaret in entry for Abram Devoe, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
- Margaret Stringham in entry for Elizabeth Devoe, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Margret Stringham in entry for Margret Devoe, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
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World Events (6)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (London): habitational name from Strensham (Worcestershire), recorded as Stringesham in 1328. The placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Streng (genitive Strenges) + Old English hām ‘village, homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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