When Sarah Frazee was born in 1775, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Pvt. Henry Frazee, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Maxwell, was 21. She married Jacob Foster Stites about 1810, in Union, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 18 December 1867, in Scotch Plains Township, Union, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Scotch Plains Township, Union, New Jersey, United States.
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"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.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Americanized form of a German name, probably Freese , Frese , or Froese .
Altered form of Scottish Fraser or Frazer .
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