Brief Life History of Enoch
When Enoch Stillwell was born on 5 April 1747, in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, his father, Nicholas Stillwell, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Hand, was 29. He married Sarah Savage on 28 August 1768, in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 31 January 1787, at the age of 39.
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- Enoch Stillwell, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
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- Enoch Stillwell, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
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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.
1780
"Sometimes referred to as the ""forgotten victory"", the Battle of Springfield was one of the last major battles fought in the north during the Revolutionary War. The British defeat effectively ended their ambitions to reclaim New Jersey. Washington praised the New Jersey Militia for their universal effort and great spirit"
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, probably in Surrey. The placename derives from Middle English stighel, stile ‘stile’ + welle ‘well, spring, stream’. Compare Stile .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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