Brief Life History of Obadiah
When Obadiah Buckelew was born on 22 October 1719, in Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Peter Buckelew III, was 21 and his mother, Abigail Morgan, was 21. He married Martha ELLISON on 14 February 1746, in Camp Alfred Vail, Eatontown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 9 October 1802, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Cheesequake, Old Bridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
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- Obediah Bucklew, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Obediah Burlew, "Find A Grave Index"
- Obediah Bucklew, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
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1730
Historical Boundaries: 1730: Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
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.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Scottish Buccleuch (see Bucklew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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