When Cornelia Van Vechten was born on 17 January 1747, in Ringoes, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, her father, Garret Veghte, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Vandyke, was 29. She married Johannes Swaim on 21 January 1771, in Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America. She died on 13 September 1831, in Harlingen, Montgomery Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Harlingen Reformed Church Cemetery, Belle Mead, Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1765: Plainville, Somerset, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Plainville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States 1875: Belle Mead, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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