Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Eckman was born in 1730, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Johannes Eckman, was 25 and his mother, Mrs Johannes Eckman, was 21. He married Martha Thatcher in 1775, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1813, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Ancestry Family Trees
- New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817
- Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
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1753
Historical Boundaries 1753: Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Sussex, New Jersey, United States
1775
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.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Eckmann , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname.
Swedish: rare variant, and an Americanized form, of Ekman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jacob Eckman: Patriot & Pioneer
The woods across the corn field weren't safe; Indians might be roaming there. They could hide in the barn, but the Indians were certain to look there for animals and feed. Hiding in the root cellar …
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