Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Rogers was born on 9 June 1768, in Crosswicks, Chesterfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Joseph Rogers, was 47 and her mother, Susannah Borden, was 48. She married Stacy Taylor about 1787, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 18 November 1842, in Chesterfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Crosswicks, Chesterfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
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- Lucy Thorn, "Find A Grave Index"
- <Unknown> in entry for Stacy Taylor, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- <Unknown> in entry for Benj. Thorn, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
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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.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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