Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Perkins was born in 1712, in Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Jacob Perkins, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Abraham, was 27. She married Henry Nordyke on 3 January 1731, in Willingboro Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1812, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America.
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- Rebecca Perkins, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Rebecca Perkins Nordyke, "Find A Grave Index"
- U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
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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.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Perkin , also found throughout mid and south Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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