Elizabeth Chester

Female1772–

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

Elizabeth Chester was born in 1772, in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States. She married Moses Thurston on 12 November 1785, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States.

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Moses Thurston
1768–1848
Elizabeth Chester
1772–
Marriage: 12 November 1785

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  • Elizabeth Chester in the New Jersey, United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970

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  • Marriage
    12 November 1785Sussex, New Jersey, United States

    • World Events (3)

    1776

    Age 4

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

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 4

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    1858

    Age 86

    1858: Formed within Rahway township, Union County and Woodbridge township, Middlesex County 1860: The portion in Woodbridge township, Middlesex County transferred to Rahway township, Union County 1861: Absorbed rest of Rahway township 1864: Part to Clark township 1867: Part from Clark township

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Chester, the county seat of Cheshire, or from any of various smaller places called with this word (as for example Little Chester in Derbyshire, Chester le Street in County Durham, or Chesters in Northumberland), which is from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).

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

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