Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Vermeule was born on 1 March 1774, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Eder Vermeulen, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Myer, was 21. She died on 18 January 1818, at the age of 43.
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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.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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