Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Haughawout was born in 1771, in New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Pieter Haughawout, was 26 and her mother, Leah Van Camp, was 45. She married John Pursel about 1797, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She died in February 1857, in Hackettstown, Warren, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Greenwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Stewartsville, Warren, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Mary Haughawout Pursel, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Haughawout Pursell, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
- findagrave.com
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1793
Stewartsville is named after two brothers, Thomas and Robert Stewart, who came from Tinnicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Greenwich, in 1793
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
From Latin Maria via Old Welsh Meir. See Mary .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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Will of John Pursel
Will of John Pursel, Decd Filed Aapril 16th, 1850 by J. C. Reed, Surrogate Admited to probate, May 20th, 1850. 5230J; Hunterdon Co., New Jersey May - 1849 The last will, and testament of John Pursel …
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