Sarah Compton Morgan

about 1735–
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Compton

Sarah Compton Morgan was born about 1735, in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. She married John Compton on 28 January 1763, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in her hometown.

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Family Time Line

John Compton
1725–1785
Sarah Compton Morgan
1735–
Marriage: 28 January 1763
Polly Powers, Potter, Compton
1774–1824

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 January 1763New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    World Events (6)

    1775
    Age 40
    "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
    Age 41
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 65
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Merrigan
    Morgans

    Sources (6)

    • Sarah Morgan, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"

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