Thomas Gardner

Male7 November 1773–17 May 1801

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Gardner was born on 7 November 1773, in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Daniel Gardner, was 29 and his mother, Peace Jilkes ( Gilkes), was 26. He married Sarah Bunnell about 1787. He died on 17 May 1801, at the age of 27.

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Thomas Gardner
1773–1801
Sarah Bunnell
1729–
Marriage: about 1787

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  • Marriage
    about 1787

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    1775

    Age 2

    "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 3

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 8

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

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

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