When Joanna Kittel was born on 24 June 1750, in Minisink, New Jersey, United States, her father, Rutsjert "Richard" Kittel, was 52 and her mother, Rachel Van Etten, was 42. She married Samuel Holm in 1770, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States. She died in 1790, at the age of 40.
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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.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Some characteristic forenames: German Otmar, Armin, Erwin, Guenter, Hans, Manfred, Otto.
German: from Middle High German kit(t)el ‘smock, shirt-like garment’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such garments or a nickname for someone who habitually wore one.
English: variant of Kettle . This surname is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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