Brief Life History of Israel Vail
When Israel Vail Tuttle was born about 1738, in Goshen, Goshen, Orange, New York, United States, his father, Jonathan Tuthill, was 32 and his mother, Mary Vail, was 25. He married Julianna Budd in 1767. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died in February 1787, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 50.
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1753
Historical Boundaries 1753: Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Sussex, 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
New York is the 11th state.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk, Suffolk and Berkshire):
possibly a variant of Thirkell, from the Middle English personal name T(h)irkill, T(h)urkill (Old Norse Thorkell, Thorkil, Thurkil, a shortened form of Thorketill from the god's name Thórr ‘Thor’ + ketill ‘kettle, cauldron’).
variant of Tuthill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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