Brief Life History of Rebecca Martin
When Rebecca Martin McAtee was born in 1780, in Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, her father, James McAtee, was 20 and her mother, Grace Thatcher, was 16. She married John Robeson Opdycke on 24 April 1803, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 28 March 1875, in Delaware Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 95.
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- Rabela Obdyke in household of James Obdyke, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rebecca M Catt, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Rebecca Opdyke, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
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1780
"Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoi ‘son of the scholar or wise man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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