Brief Life History of Lea
When Lea Smock was born in 1770, in Somerville Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, her father, Matthias Smock, was 37 and her mother, Geertje "Charity" Post, was 37. She married Cornelius Van Campen before 1795. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 5 July 1852, in Branchburg Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.
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- Leah Vancamp in household of Cornelius Vancamp, "United States Census, 1850"
- Leah Van Camp, "Find a Grave Index"
- Leah Van Camp, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
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
English (Surrey): nickname from Middle English smok ‘smock, shift, woman's undergarment’ (Old English smoc), used for someone who made or sold such items of clothing. See also Smoker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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