When Peter Crook , Jr. was born on 12 March 1843, in Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, his father, Peter Crook, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Higson, was 28. He married Catherine Penberthy on 3 December 1867, in Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America in 1850 and Standart, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States in 1892. In 1870, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as farmer . He died on 1 December 1906, in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in East Side Cemetery, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States.
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The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
English:
topographic name from Old Norse krókr ‘nook or bend’ denoting someone who lived by a bend in a river or road. In some instances the surname may have arisen as a habitational name from any of the places called Crook in Cumberland and Durham, or Crooke in Lancashire, all of which are derived from this word.
topographic name for someone who lived ‘(at the) barrow or mound’ from Brittonic crüg. In some instances this may have arisen as a habitational name from either Crook in Combe Raleigh or perhaps Crooke in North Tawton (both Devon), which are derived from this word.
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