When David Husted was born on 1 February 1741, in Caldwell Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, David Husted, was 28 and his mother, Priscilla Ann Whitaker, was 15. He married Priscilla Diament about 1759, in Cumberland, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 19 June 1804, in Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Fairton, Fairfield Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1748: Cumberland, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, 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."
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English: of Danish or German origin (see below).
Danish: habitational name from any of several places called Husted, a compound of hus ‘house, dwelling’ and sted ‘place’.
Americanized form of German Hustedt , a cognate of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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