Brief Life History of Eder
When Eder Vermeulen was born on 4 January 1748, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Cornelius Vermeule, was 31 and his mother, Marretje Marselis, was 28. He married Elizabeth Myer on 26 October 1769. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in North Plainfield Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1778 and Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1805. He died on 5 April 1828, at the age of 80, and was buried in North Plainfield Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
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- Eder Vermeule, "Find A Grave Index"
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1749
Historical Boundaries: 1749: Somerset, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Somerset, 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
Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Dirk, Frans, Gerrit, Hendrik, Leendert, Michiel, Mieke, Pieter.
Dutch and Flemish: shortened form of Vandermeulen , a topographic name for someone who lived at a mill. This surname is also established in South Africa.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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