When Catharine Bowne was born on 12 March 1735, in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, her father, Esquire John Safety Bowne, was 34 and her mother, Ann Phyllis Lippitt, was 32. She married William Crawford on 27 December 1756, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in her hometown, and was buried in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
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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.
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.
English: variant of Bown (see also Boone or Bone ).
History: John Bowne (c. 1627–95), a Quaker, came from Matlock, Derbyshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1651.
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