Hannah Atkinson

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Atkinson was born on 20 June 1748, in New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Atkinson Sr, was 45 and her mother, Hannah Doddridge, was 40. She married Joseph Hankinson on 3 April 1770, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 7 February 1833, at the age of 84, and was buried in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hankinson
1745–1825
Hannah Atkinson
1748–1833
Marriage: 3 April 1770
Nancy Hankinson
1766–1815
Thomas Hankinson
1773–1833
Joseph Hankinson
1778–1800

Sources (5)

  • Hannah Atkinson, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
  • Hannah Atkinson Hankinson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hannah Atkinson, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"

World Events (6)

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 (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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