When William Silverthorne was born in 1723, in Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Oliver Silverthorn Jr., was 37 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Champion, was 35. He married Rubina Ciccibo Sasseba in 1750. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 30 October 1794, in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 71.
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Historical Boundaries: 1724: Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States 1798: Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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.
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
English: variant of Silverthorn .
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