When Henry Fordyce was born on 12 November 1744, in Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Fordice, was 33 and his mother, Susannah Luciana Petty, was 28. He married Sarah Craig on 6 December 1772, in New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1775. He died on 15 September 1836, in Franklin, Indiana, United States, at the age of 91.
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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.
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Scottish: habitational name from Fordyce, a place near Banff.
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