Margareta Farley

Female2 November 1738–

Brief Life History of Margareta

Margareta Farley was born on 2 November 1738, in Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States as the daughter of Caleb Farley IV. She married Philip Fulkerson about 1755, in Somerset, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.

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Philip Fulkerson
1733–
Margareta Farley
1738–
Marriage: about 1755
Joseph Fulkerson
1755–1840
Caleb Fulkerson
1762–1848
Fulkerson
1766–

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1755Somerset, New Jersey, United States

    • Children (3)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (6)

    1775

    Age 37

    "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 38

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

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 62

    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

    English: habitational name from any of various places called Farley, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Shropshire, and Sussex. From Old English fearn ‘fern’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See also Farleigh , Fairley , Fairlie .

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghaile (see Farrelly ).

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

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