When Isaac Somers was born in 1694, in Somers Point, Gloucester, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, John Somers Esq, was 46 and his mother, Hannah Hodgkins, was 27. He married Mrs Isaac Somers about 1728, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 25 December 1778, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 84.
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Historical Boundaries 1694: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: New Jersey, United States
Historic Civil Jurisdictions Known as Somers Point in 1750 Incorporated Apr 24, 1886 as a borough Incorporated Apr 9, 1902 as a city
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
Irish: adopted for Ó Somacháin; see Summers .
Irish: in Northern Ireland, adopted for Gaelic Mag Shamradháin; see McGovern . In Irish samhradh means ‘summer’.
English (Somerset): variant of Summers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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